Qualeup, Western Australia

Qualeup Western Australia
Qualeup
Coordinates	33.86028°S 116.82080°E / -33.86028; 116.82080
Population	72 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1924
Postcode(s)	6394
Area	205.4 km^2 (79.3 sq mi)
Location	229 km (142 mi) SE of Perth 163 km (101 mi) NW of Albany 32 km (20 mi) W of Kojonup
LGA(s)	Shire of Kojonup
State electorate(s)	Roe
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Localities around Qualeup: Kulikup Changerup Changerup Scotts Brook Qualeup Muradup Scotts Brook Orchid Valley Muradup

Qualeup is a town and locality of the Shire of Kojonup in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. Qualeup is located along the Boyup Brook-Kojonup Road. Lake Qualeup, after which the place is named, is located to the west of the townsite and locality, in neighbouring Kulikup.^[2][3]

History

Qualeup and the Shire of Kojonup are located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang people of the Noongar nation.^[4][5][6]

Qualeup was once a siding on the Donnybrook-Katanning railway and opened in 1912.^[7][8] Prior to this, in 1910, land was set aside at Qualeup for a potential townsite, but it took until 1921 for enough interest to materialise and Qualeup was gazeeted as a townsite in October 1924. The town is named after nearby Lake Qualeup, with Qualeup being the local indigenous name for the lake.^[9]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Qualeup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
4. "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
5. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
6. "Shire of Kojonup". www.kojonup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Kojonup. Retrieved 11 November 2024. The Shire of Kojonup acknowledges the Keneang people as the Traditional custodians of this land where the Shire is situated
7. "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
8. "Back Along the Line: Section: 21 Wilga (ex)-Katanning" (PDF). Retrieved 11 November 2024.
9. "History of country town names – Q". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 11 November 2024.