Quedjinup, Western Australia

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Quedjinup
Western Australia
Quedjinup, Western Australia
Coordinates 33°38′S115°05′E / 33.63°S 115.08°E / -33.63; 115.08
Population420 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6281
Area8 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) City of Busselton
State electorate(s) Vasse
Federal division(s) Forrest
Suburbs around Quedjinup:
Naturaliste Dunsborough Dunsborough
Naturaliste Quedjinup Dunsborough
Yallingup Quindalup Quindalup

Quedjinup is a semi-rural locality of the City of Busselton in the South West region of Western Australia, located adjacent to the west of the town of Dunsborough. The northern border of the locality is formed by Caves Road. [2] [3]

The City of Busselton and the locality of Quedjinup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people, [4] [5] of the Noongar nation. [6] The name Quedjinup means "place of women" in the Wardandi dialect of the Noongar language and the Wardandi people used the name to refer to the area that is now Dunsborough. [7]

Dunsborough Christian College, a co-educational primary and secondary college, is in Quedjinup. [8]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Quedjinup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  4. "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  5. "Wardandi (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 16 September 2023.
  6. "City of Busselton: Home". www.busselton.wa.gov.au. City of Busselton . Retrieved 16 September 2023. The City of Busselton acknowledges the Traditional Custodians, the Wadandi people, on whose land we are living ...
  7. "An Aboriginal Heritage Survey For The Proposed Landscape Enhancements To Dugalup Brook, Dunsborough Foreshore And Seymour Park, Dunsborough, Western Australia" (PDF). Shire of Busselton. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
  8. "Dunsborough Christian College". Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 November 2024.