Benjinup, Western Australia

Benjinup
Western Australia
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Coordinates33°47′S 116°18′E / 33.79°S 116.30°E / -33.79; 116.30
Population143 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6255
Area284.8 km2 (110.0 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Boyup Brook
State electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Suburbs around Benjinup:
Wilga West Wilga Dinninup
Catterick Benjinup Boyup Brook
Catterick Winnejup Boyup Brook

Benjinup is a rural locality of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia.[2][3]

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]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Benjinup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  3. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  4. ^ "Pibelmen". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  9. ^ "History". www.boyupbrook.wa.gov.au. Shire of Boyup Brook. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Benjinup". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 30 July 2024.