McAlinden Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°37′S 116°19′E / 33.61°S 116.31°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 70 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6225 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 278 km2 (107 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Boyup Brook | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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McAlinden 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 is 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, with the locality of McAlinden located on the land of the Kaniyang people.[8][9]
The locality contains two heritage-listed homesteads, the house and farm at 817 McAlinden Road and the Cootamundra homestead, built in 1932, with the buildings being opposite each other on McAlinden Road.[10][11]
The north-western corner of McAlinden is home to the Greater Preston National Park, also referred to as Preston National Park, which primarily stretches across the localities of McAlinden and Noggerup.[12][13]