Dalyup
Western Australia
Dalyup is located in Western Australia
Dalyup
Dalyup
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Coordinates33°43′S 121°35′E / 33.71°S 121.59°E / -33.71; 121.59
Population150 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1962
Area731.7 km2 (282.5 sq mi)
Location
  • 678 km (421 mi) south east of Perth
  • 36 km (22 mi) WNW of Esperance
LGA(s)Shire of Esperance
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Dalyup is a small town in Western Australia located about 680 kilometres (423 mi) south east of Perth between Munglinup and Esperance on the South Coast Highway in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

The town takes its name from the adjacent Dalyup River. The name is Aboriginal in origin and thought to be the Noongar word for the western king parrot or hookbill.[2] The townsite was gazetted on 18 May 1962, although there had been agricultural settlement in the area since 1896.[3]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dalyup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of country town names – D". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  3. ^ "New Townsite — Dalyup (per 3949/56)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 18 May 1962. p. 1962:1280. See also 20 March 1896, p.449 (file 1933/95).
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