McKail Albany, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 3,970 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6330 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Albany | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Albany | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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34°59′53″S 117°49′30″E / 34.9981°S 117.825°E
McKail is a north-western suburb of Albany in southern Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Albany. The suburb has a median age of 33. McKail was named after John McKail who in 1835 wrongly killed Whadjuk Noongar Goggalee and was forced to leave the Swan River settlement.[2]