Wilga West, Western Australia

Wilga West
Interactive map of Wilga West
Coordinates: 33°43′S 116°10′E / 33.72°S 116.16°E / -33.72; 116.16
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
178 km2 (69 sq mi)
Population
 • Total18 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode
6243
Localities around Wilga West
Noggerup Noggerup Wilga
Grimwade Wilga West Wilga
Balingup Catterick Benjinup

Wilga West is a rural, heavily forested locality of the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia.[3][4]

The town of Wilga, located east of the locality, was established as a railway siding in 1909 and gazetted as a town in 1915. The name Wilga is of Aboriginal origin and may come from the near-by Wilgee Spring. Wilgee is the name for the red ochre worn for ceremonies.[5]

Wilga West and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wilga West (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wilga West (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  4. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  5. ^ "History of country town names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  6. ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Welcome to the Shire of Donnybrook Balingup". www.donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup. Retrieved 16 July 2024. The Shire of Donnybrook Balingup acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Wardandi People of the Noongar Nation
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