McKail, Western Australia

McKail is a north-western is a suburb of the City of Albany in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.[2][3]

McKail
AlbanyWestern Australia
McKail is located in Western Australia
McKail
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Coordinates34°59′53″S 117°49′30″E / 34.9981°S 117.825°E / -34.9981; 117.825
Population3,970 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6330
Area9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Albany
State electorate(s)Albany
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Suburbs around McKail:
Marbelup Warrenup Warrenup
Marbelup McKail Milpara
Gledhow Gledhow Lockyer

McKail was named after John McKail who in 1835 wrongly killed Whadjuk Noongar Goggalee and was forced to leave the Swan River settlement.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "McKail (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  3. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
  4. ^ "DEATH OF GOGGALEE, A NATIVE, SHOT BY JOHN MACKAIL, A CARPENTER, AT PERTH". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal. Vol. III, no. 127. Western Australia. 6 June 1835. p. 506. Retrieved 10 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.