Yornup, Western Australia

Yornup
Western Australia
Yornup Town Hall (Est 1913)
Yornup is located in Western Australia
Yornup
Yornup
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Coordinates34°03′22″S 116°10′12″E / 34.056°S 116.17°E / -34.056; 116.17
Population94 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1889
Postcode(s)6256
Area142.2 km2 (54.9 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes
State electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Yornup is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia, situated between Bridgetown and Manjimup on the South Western Highway.

It was primarily a milling settlement, and Greenacres Mill continues to this day. A timber company, Lewis and Reid, built a mill in town that was sold in 1923 to Bunning Brothers, who upgraded the mill in 1935 and continued to operate until 1951 when the Donnelly River mill commenced operations.[2]

A railway line between the Donnelly Mill and Yornup was built in 1948 and remained in use until the last steam train was retired in 1970.[3]

At one point, Yornup had a school, post office, hall and stores; only the hall remains today, used for community dances. The school was relocated to the rear of 144 Hampton Street, Bridgetown, in March 1996 in anticipation of the construction of a heritage precinct, which never eventuated. A large Western Power substation is located in the town, and an industrial estate is proposed for the area.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yornup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Donnelly River Mill". InHerit. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  3. ^ "Morowa Historical Society - Ghosttowns of Western Australia" (PDF). 2000. Retrieved 7 November 2010.