Carrolup is a rural locality of the Shire of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The small Carrolup Nature Reserve is located within Carrolup, on the Carrolup River, which flows through the locality from east to west.[3][4]
| Carrolup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Carrolup | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°41′01″S 117°22′36″E / 33.68361°S 117.37670°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 49 (SAL 2016)[1][2] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6317 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 167.1 km2 (64.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Katanning | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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The larger eastern part of the Shire of Katanning, up to Katanning itself, is located on the traditional land of the Koreng people.[5][6] The smaller western part, west of Katanning, which includes Carrolup, is located on the traditional land of the Kaneang people, with both being of the Noongar nation.[7][8][9]
The Carrolup Native Settlement, now referred to as Marribank, is listed on the Western Australian State Register of Heritage Places, but, despite its name, is located west of the current locality, on the Carrolup River, in the locality of Cherry Tree Pool in the Shire of Kojonup.[10][4]
The Carrolup Agricultural Hall, on the shire's heritage register, dates back to 1902 and has served as a church, school a golf club and a pony club.[11]
Nature reserve
editThe Carrolup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 21 June 1901, has a size of 0.3 square kilometres (0.12 sq mi), and is located within the Avon Wheatbelt and Jarrah Forest bioregions.[12]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carrolup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carrolup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ a b "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Koreng". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Carrolup Native Settlement". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Carrolup Agricultural Hall". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
