Kordabup, Western Australia
| Kordabup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Kordabup | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°55′34″S 117°08′54″E / 34.92612°S 117.14821°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 141 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6333 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 86 km2 (33 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Kordabup is a rural locality of the Shire of Denmark in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Kordabup Nature Reserve is located within Kordabup.[2][3]
History
[edit]Kordabup and the Shire of Denmark, according to the shire's website, are located on the traditional land of the Bibulman and Mineng people of the Noongar nation.[4] The Mineng's traditional lands cover the majority of the shire while the Bibulman's traditional lands are to the west and, according to other sources, do not extend into the Shire of Denmark.[5][6][7]
The Styx River, or Kordabup Beela, located in Kordabup, is listed on the shire's heritage register. It is of significant cultural value to the traditional owners of the area.[8]
Kordabup was settled as part of the Group Settlement Scheme in the 1920s, being part of Group Settlement number 114, the Devon and Cornwall Group, named so after the locations of origin of the settlers. A heritage listed parkland in Kordabup, the Devon and Cornwall Group Park, commemorates this heritage.[9]
The siding of Kordabup on the Elleker to Nornalup railway line was located on the southern border of the current locality. The siding opened in 1929 and closed in 1957.[10][11][12]
Nature reserve
[edit]The Kordabup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 8 December 2004, has a size of 3.02 square kilometres (1.17 sq mi), and is located in the Warren bioregion.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kordabup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to the Shire of Denmark". www.denmark.wa.gov.au. Shire of Denmark. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
The Shire of Denmark respectfully acknowledges the Minang and Bibbulmun people of the Noongar nation who have cared for these lands and waters around Denmark for thousands of years
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Minang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Styx River (Kordabup Beela)". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Devon and Cornwall Group Park". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Western Australian railways passenger stations & stops" (PDF). www.branchline.uk. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Back along the line: An historical gazetteer of railway stations, sidings and related facilities along Western Australian railway lines" (PDF). www.geoproject.com.au. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
- ^ "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
