Tenindewa, Western Australia

Tenindewa
Western Australia
Tenindewa
Population: 143 (2006 Census)[1]
Established: 1813
Postcode: 6632
Elevation: 199 m (653 ft)
Location:
  • 484 km (301 mi) North of Perth
  • 15 km (9 mi) WSW of Mullewa
LGA: City of Greater Geraldton
State District: Moore
Federal Division: Durack

Tenindewa in a small town located between Geraldton and Mullewa along the Geraldton – Mount Magnet Road in the Mid West region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Tenindewa had a population of 143.[1]

A railway from Geraldton and Mullewa was constructed in 1894 and passed through the area. By 1908 a station was opened in the location of the town and had the name 55 mile siding. Later in 1908 the name of the station was changed to the Aboriginal name of a nearby gulley, Kockatea. The name was changed again almost a year later to Tenindewa.The name is also Aboriginal in origin and its meaning is unknown. The townsite was gazetted in 1913.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Tenindewa (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC55691&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
  2. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2001-03-19.