Nyabing, Western Australia

Nyabing Western Australia
Nyabing
Coordinates	33°32′28″S118°08′56″E / 33.541°S 118.149°E / -33.541; 118.149
Population	260 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established	1912
Postcode(s)	6341
Elevation	325 m (1,066 ft)
Area	1,962.5 km2 (757.7 sq mi)
Location	319 km (198 mi) SE of Perth 46 km (29 mi) SE of Dumbleyung 57 km (35 mi) E of Katanning
LGA(s)	Shire of Kent
State electorate(s)	Roe
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

Nyabing is a small town and locality in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The name is of Aboriginal origin and is thought to derive from the Aboriginal word "ne-yameng", which is the name of an everlasting flower Rhodanthe manglesii. It is one of two localities in the Shire of Kent, the other being Pingrup, covering the east of the shire. ^{[2] [3]}

Nyabing and the Shire of Kent are located on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

The first Europeans to visit the area were sandalwood cutters, and the first lease taken in the area was by settler John Hassell in 1873. ^[7]

The townsite was planned in 1911 as part of the Great Southern Railway; the name given to the siding was Nampup. The name Nampup is also Aboriginal in origin and is the name of a local soak. Lots were surveyed later in the year and the town was gazetted in 1912. The name was changed later that year after several complaints that Nampup was too similar to Nannup; the town was renamed to Nyabing. ^[8]

The town became a stop on the Katanning to Pingrup railway line when it opened as far Nyabing in 1912 and was extended to Pingrup in 1923. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling. ^[12]

Along the Katanning-Nyabing Road, two other town sites exist within the locality, Kwobrup and Moornaming, both located west of the townsite of Nyabing. ^[2] Both townsites were originally established as railway sidings. ^{[13] [14]}

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nyabing (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 11 October 2024.
4. "Koreng". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 12 October 2024.
5. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies . Retrieved 12 October 2024.
6. "Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 12 October 2024.
7. "Shire of Kent – History". 2006. Archived from the original on 20 August 2008. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
8. "History of country town names – N". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2008.
9. Opening dates for sections from 12. Construction of the W.A. Government Railways network, 1879 - 1931, pages 208-210 Gunzburg, Adrian; Austin, Jeff; Rail Heritage WA; Gunzburg, Adrian (2008), Rails through the bush : timber and firewood tramways and railway contractors of Western Australia (2nd ed.), Rail Heritage WA, ISBN   978-0-9803922-2-7
10. "Public Transport Authority: Railway System: April 2019" (PDF). Public Transport Authority. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
11. "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
12. "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
13. "History of country town names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
14. "History of country town names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2024.