Perup, Western Australia

Perup
Western Australia
Perup is located in Western Australia
Perup
Perup
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Coordinates34°19′11″S 116°24′39″E / 34.31971°S 116.41079°E / -34.31971; 116.41079
Population161 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6258
Area456.5 km2 (176.3 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Manjimup
State electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Localities around Perup:
Balbarrup Kingston Tonebridge
Dingup Perup Mordalup
Upper Warren Lake Muir Lake Muir

Perup is a rural locality of the Shire of Manjimup in the South West region of Western Australia. The Muir Highway forms the southern border of the locality while the Perup River runs through Perup from north to south. The south-eastern corner of Greater Kingston National Park sticks into the north of the locality.[2][3]

Perup, like most of the Shire of Manjimup, is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6]

The heritage listed Perup Homestead, listed on the shire's heritage list and on the now defunct Register of the National Estate, is located within Perup, having been constructed in 1885. It is at the site of a shepherds hut build by the Muir family in 1855, early European settlers in the area.[7]

In the 1940s Perup-reared cattle were considered as high value.[8][9][10]

The south-western part of the Tone-Perup Nature Reserve is located within Perup. The nature reserve is one of two locations home to numbats, the other one being Dryandra Woodland National Park.[11]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Perup (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 6 October 2024.
  3. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Welcome to the Shire of Manjimup". www.manjimup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Manjimup. Retrieved 6 October 2024. The Shire of Manjimup respectfully acknowledges the Noongar people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands in which we work throughout the region ...
  7. ^ "Perup Homestead". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
  8. ^ "GOOD PRICE FOR PERUP BEEF". The Boyup Brook Bulletin. Vol. 11, no. 521. Western Australia. 30 September 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "High Prices". Manjimup and Warren Times. Vol. XXXVII, no. 17. Western Australia. 12 September 1945. p. 8. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "High Prices for Perup Cattle". Manjimup and Warren Times. Vol. XVII, no. 46. Western Australia. 18 April 1945. p. 8. Retrieved 7 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "About Numbat". www.numbat.org.au. Project Numbat. Retrieved 6 October 2024.