Wilga West is a rural, heavily forested locality of the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia.[2][3]
| Wilga West Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 33°43′S 116°10′E / 33.72°S 116.16°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 18 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6243 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 178 km2 (69 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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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.[4]
Wilga West and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.[5][6][7]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wilga West (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "History of country town names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "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
