Dinninup, Western Australia

Dinninup
Western Australia
Dinninup
Coordinates 33°48′58″S 116°31′59″E / 33.816°S 116.533°ECoordinates: 33°48′58″S 116°31′59″E / 33.816°S 116.533°E
Established 1915
Postcode(s) 6244
Elevation 212 m (696 ft)
Location
  • 283 km (176 mi) SSE of Perth
  • 17 km (11 mi) E of Boyup Brook
LGA(s) Shire of Boyup Brook
State electorate(s) Blackwood-Stirling
Federal Division(s) O'Connor

Dinninup is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. It is between Boyup Brook and Kojonup.

The town's name is Aboriginal in origin and is the name of a brook that is situated close to town. First recorded by surveyors in 1877, the meaning of the name is unknown. Originating as a railway station on the Boyup Brook to Kojonup line, early settlers had requested for land to be set aside for a townsite in 1906. The line was completed in 1910 and the Dinninup station was opened at the same time. The town was gazetted in 1915.[1]

References

  1. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". Retrieved 2011-04-02.