Callcup, Western Australia

Callcup is a rural locality of the Shire of Manjimup in the South West region of Western Australia, on the coastline of the Southern Ocean. The Warren River forms much of the north-western boundary of the locality and its mouth is just on the other side of the border in Yeagarup. The south-western part of the locality is predominantly covered by the D'Entrecasteaux National Park while, in the north-east, parts of the Greater Hawke National Park are located.[2][3]

Callcup
Western Australia
Callcup is located in Western Australia
Callcup
Callcup
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Coordinates34°35′43″S 115°56′16″E / 34.59527°S 115.93770°E / -34.59527; 115.93770
Population11 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6260
Area149.6 km2 (57.8 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Manjimup
State electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Localities around Callcup:
Yeagarup Yeagarup Crowea
Yeagarup Callcup Meerup
Southern Ocean Meerup Meerup

Callcup, like most of the Shire of Manjimup, is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6]

The heritage listed Callcup Stock Route started at Callcup and finished at Nannup. It was last used in the late 1950s.[7] The locality and road were regularly involved in roadworks in the 1940s and early 1950s.[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Callcup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  3. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Welcome to the Shire of Manjimup". www.manjimup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Manjimup. Retrieved 1 October 2024. The Shire of Manjimup respectfully acknowledges the Noongar people as the Traditional Custodians of the lands in which we work throughout the region ...
  7. ^ "Callcup Stock Route". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Supervisor's Report". Manjimup Mail And Jardee-pemberton-northcliffe Press. Vol. XII, no. 604. Western Australia. 16 January 1941. p. 1. Retrieved 1 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Manjimup Road Works In March". Blackwood-warren Sentinel. Vol. 24, no. 1229. Western Australia. 19 April 1951. p. 11. Retrieved 1 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.