Benjinup, Western Australia

Locality in the Shire of Boyup Brook, Western Australia

33°47′S 116°18′E / 33.79°S 116.30°E / -33.79; 116.30Population143 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6255Area284.8 km² (110.0 sq mi)Location

254 km (158 mi) from Perth
90 km (56 mi) from Bunbury

LGA(s)Shire of Boyup Brook State electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood Federal division(s)O'Connor

Suburbs around Benjinup:
Wilga West	Wilga	Dinninup
Catterick	Benjinup	Boyup Brook
Catterick	Winnejup	Boyup Brook

Benjinup is a rural locality of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia.^[2]^[3]

The Shire of Boyup Brook and the locality of Benjinup are located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen)^[4]^[5] and Kaniyang (also spelled Kaneang) people,^[6]^[7] both of the Noongar nation.^[8]^[9]

The name Benjinup is of Kaneang origin and means "to look out at the sun rising".^[10]

Benjinup was a stop on the Donnybrook–Katanning railway.^[11]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Benjinup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Pibelmen". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "History". www.boyupbrook.wa.gov.au. Shire of Boyup Brook. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Benjinup". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 30 July 2024.