Pingrup, Western Australia

Pingrup is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.

Pingrup
Western Australia
Pingrup
Coordinates33°32′04″S 118°30′35″E
Population276 (2006 census)[1]
Established1924
Postcode(s)6343
Elevation295 m (968 ft)
Location
  • 361 km (224 mi) south east of Perth
  • 48 km (30 mi) south of Lake Grace
  • 65 km (40 mi) north west of Gnowangerup
LGA(s)Shire of Kent
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal Division(s)O'Connor

The name of the town is Indigenous Australian in origin and was the name of a lake that is close to the townsite. The meaning of Pingrup is most likely taken from A.A. Hassell of Jerramungup (1894) recording of Pingrup (bingerup) meaning place where digging. The Noongar Dictionary gives the meaning for Pingrup as "place where they are digging or have been digging". The name first appeared on charts of the area in 1873.

The townsite came into being as a terminus of the Nyabing railway when it was extended into the area in 1923. The townsite was gazetted in 1924.[2]

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[3]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Pingrup (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names – P". Retrieved 11 October 2008.
  3. "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
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