Whittaker, Western Australia

Whittaker
Western Australia
Whittaker; Western Australia
	North Dandalup Dam, located in Whittaker
Coordinates	32°33′S116°03′E / 32.55°S 116.05°E
Population	9 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)	6207
Area	88.6 km2 (34.2 sq mi)
Location	85 km (53 mi) from Perth ; 34 km (21 mi) from Mandurah ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Murray
State electorate(s)	Murray-Wellington
Federal division(s)	Canning
	Suburbs around Whittaker:

Last updated January 18, 2025

Whittaker is a rural locality of the Shire of Murray in the Peel Region of Western Australia. North Dandalup Dam and its reservoir are located within the locality in its north-western corner.^[2]^[3]

Whittaker is located on the traditional land of the Pindjarup people of the Noongar nation.^[4] The Pindjarup language is now considered extinct but the Noongar people remain present in the region.^[5]^{[ failed verification ]}

Arthur George Whittaker, originally hailing from Melbourne, started at timber business in the 1890s, which expanded to Western Australia, opening a mill in what is now the localities of North Dandalup and Whittaker. Whittaker's Mill took up a lease formerly held by Bunnings, who had struggled to extract timber from the location because of transport problems, which Whittaker overcame. Around the mill, a sizeable town was formed with a post office, school and public hall, at what is now North Dandalup. The timber supply in the area was eventually exhausted, with labour shortage forcing the mill to close during the Second World War. On 28 November 1944, the mill suffered extensive damage during a fire and operations were relocated to new sites at Serpentine and Waroona. The site of the former Whittaker's Mill is now heritage-listed, although nothing of the former mill remains except some of the rail line it used.^[6]

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References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Whittaker (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
↑ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
↑ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
↑ "Pindjarup". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
↑ "Pindjarup (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
↑ "Whittaker's Mill". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Whittaker (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[2] "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate . Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[3] "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia . Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[4] "Pindjarup". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia . Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[5] "Pindjarup (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum . Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[6] "Whittaker's Mill". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

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v t e Towns, suburbs and localities in the Shire of Murray, Peel Region, Western Australia
Major settlements	Barragup Coolup Dwellingup Furnissdale North Dandalup North Yunderup Pinjarra Ravenswood South Yunderup
Other settlements	Banksiadale Blythewood Birchmont Etmilyn Fairbridge Holyoake Inglehope Keralup Marrinup Meelon Myara Nambeelup Nirimba Oakley Point Grey Solus Stake Hill Teesdale West Coolup West Pinjarra Whittaker