Benjinup, Western Australia

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

Benjinup Western Australia
Coordinates	33.79°S 116.30°E / -33.79; 116.30
Population	143 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6255
Area	284.8 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

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

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