North Dandalup, Western Australia
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North Dandalup Western Australia |
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| Coordinates | 32°31′08″S 115°58′05″E / 32.519°S 115.968°ECoordinates: 32°31′08″S 115°58′05″E / 32.519°S 115.968°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 346 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6207 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Murray | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray-Wellington | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||
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North Dandalup is a small town in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway between Serpentine and Pinjarra. Its local government area is the Shire of Murray. At the 2011 census, North Dandalup had a population of 346.
The name "Dandalup", a Noongar Aboriginal name relating to the rivers in the area, was shown on maps from 1835 onwards, but its meaning is unclear. When the Pinjarra to Picton Junction railway was joined to Perth in 1894, North Dandalup, near where the river of that name crossed the railway, was noted as a stopping place.
Whittaker's timber railway ran from North Dandalup into the Darling Ranges where they had been granted a forestry concession of 36,000 acres (150 km2).
Land for a school was set aside in 1899 and the school commenced operations in April 1900. A town hall and recreation ground were built in 1915. The town was finally gazetted in 1972, a year after work began on the construction of the nearby South Dandalup Dam. On October 28, 1994, the $50 million North Dandalup Dam was opened 6 km from the town.
North Dandalup today has a primary school, hall, convenience store and fuel station. The nearby North Dandalup Dam offers recreational facilities and activities. It lies close to the North Dandalup Important Bird Area.
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