Wilga West, Western Australia
Locality in the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup, Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilga West is a rural, heavily forested locality of the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia.[2][3]
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Coordinates | 33.72°S 116.16°E / -33.72; 116.16 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 18 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6243 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 178 km2 (69 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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The town of Wilga, located east of the locality, was established as a railway siding in 1909 and gazetted as a town in 1915. The name Wilga is of Aboriginal origin and may come from the near-by Wilgee Spring. Wilgee is the name for the red ochre worn for ceremonies.[4]
Wilga West and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.[5][6][7]