Coomalbidgup, Western Australia
| Coomalbidgup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Farmland in Coomalbidgup at the boundary of Stokes National Park | |||||||||||||||
  Coomalbidgup | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°44′17″S 121°17′53″E / 33.73806°S 121.29806°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 136 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1961 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6450 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,137.7 km2 (439.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Esperance | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Coomalbidgup is a town and locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is located on the South Coast Highway and the Southern Ocean. Almost the entire coast of the locality is covered by protected area, with the Stokes Inlet and the Stokes National Park in the west and two unnamed nature reserves in the east.[2][3]
At the 2021 census, Coomalbidgup had a population of 136.
The Shire of Esperance acknowledges the Wudjari people of the Noongar nation and the Ngadjumaya people as the traditional owners of the land it is on,[4] with Coomalbidgup being located in the west of the shire, on the land of the Wudjari people.[3][5][6]
The town of Coomalbidgup was gazetted in 1961, named after the nearby Coomalbidgup Creek. The name of the creek is of indigenous origin, with multiple meanings of the name recorded.[7]
The Unnamed WA27888 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 3 December 1965 and has a size of 46.15 square kilometres (17.82 sq mi). The Unnamed WA26885 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 19 July 1963 and has a size of 52 square kilometres (20 sq mi). Both are located in the Esperance Plains bioregion.[8]
The State Heritage listed Moir Homestead Ruins are located in Coomalbidgup. The ruins are located within Stokes National Park, on the eastern shore of the inlet.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coomalbidgup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ a b "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Shire of Esperance". www.esperance.wa.gov.au. Shire of Esperance. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
The Shire of Esperance acknowledges the Kepa Kurl Wudjari people of the Nyungar nation and Ngadju people who are the traditional custodians of this land ...
- ^ "Wudjari (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "History of country town names – C". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
- ^ "Esperance Fish Cannery (fmr)". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 December 2024.
