Benjinup is a rural locality of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia.[2][3]
| Benjinup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°47′S 116°18′E / 33.79°S 116.30°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 143 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6255 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 284.8 km2 (110.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Boyup Brook | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Boyup Brook and the locality of Benjinup are located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen)[4][5] and Kaniyang (also spelled Kaneang) people,[6][7] both of the Noongar nation.[8][9]
The name Benjinup is of Kaneang origin and means "to look out at the sun rising".[10]
Benjinup was a stop on the Donnybrook–Katanning railway.[11]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Benjinup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Pibelmen". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "History". www.boyupbrook.wa.gov.au. Shire of Boyup Brook. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Benjinup". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
