Chowerup, Western Australia

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Chowerup
Suburb
Interactive map of Chowerup
Coordinates: 34°05′S 116°41′E / 34.08°S 116.68°E / -34.08; 116.68
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
LGA
Location
  • 315 km (196 mi) from Perth
  • 152 km (94 mi) from Bunbury
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
348.9 km2 (134.7 sq mi)
Population
 • Total32 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode
6244
Suburbs around Chowerup
Mayanup Scotts Brook Orchid Valley
Kingston Chowerup Mobrup
Perup Tonebridge Mobrup

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

Chowerup is located on the traditional land of the Kaneang (also spelt Kaniyang) people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6]

The heritage-listed Chowerup Hall, dating back to 1923, is located within the locality, having functioned as a local school until 1950.[7][8]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Chowerup (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. "Kaneang". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  5. "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  6. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  7. "Chowerup Hall". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  8. "Chowerup Hall Committee". Blackwood-warren Sentinel. Vol. 25, no. 2008. Western Australia. 11 September 1952. p. 5. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via National Library of Australia.