Yeagarup is a rural locality and town of the Shire of Manjimup in the South West region of Western Australia, on the coastline of the Southern Ocean. The Vasse Highway forms the northern border of the locality while the Warren River forms its southern and the Donnelly River some of its western border. The D'Entrecasteaux National Park runs along the entire coastline of the locality. Much of the Greater Hawke National Park and all of Warren National Park are also located within Yeagarup.[2][3]
| Yeagarup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Old growth karri forest in Warren National Park | |||||||||||||||
  Yeagarup | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 34°32′20″S 115°51′37″E / 34.53886°S 115.86018°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 92 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6260 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 361.2 km2 (139.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Manjimup | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Yeagarup, like most of the Shire of Manjimup, is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6]
Apart from the karri forest, the Yeagarup dunes, sometimes also spelled as Yeagerup dunes, located within D'Entrecasteaux National Park, are one of the main features of the locality. The dunes are located in the south-east, parallel to the coast, between Yeagarup Lake and Yeagarup Beach and are accessible by 4-wheel drive.[7] The dunes, approximately 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) long, are on the shire's heritage list. Their shifting nature, gradually moving inland, was discovered in the 1930s. An attempt to stop this by planting marram grass on the dunes in 1937 and 1938 failed to stop the movement.[8]
Yeagarup was the name of a stop on the Northcliffe Branch railway but the stop is actually located in what is now the locality of Crowea.[9] The Pemberton to Northcliffe section of the line, passing through Yeagarup, spelled Yeagerup at the time, was officially opened in November 1933.[10]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yeagarup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Welcome to the Shire of Manjimup". www.manjimup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Nannup. Retrieved 9 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 ...
- ^ "Yeagarup". exploreparks.dbca.wa.gov.au. Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Yeagerup Dunes". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Opening of new railway". The West Australian. 15 November 1933. p. 15. Retrieved 8 October 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
