Merilup, Western Australia

Town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia

33°17′S 118°17′E / 33.28°S 118.29°E / -33.28; 118.29Population13 (SAL 2021)^[1]Established1907Postcode(s)6352Elevation311 m (1,020 ft)Area221.1 km² (85.4 sq mi)Location

309 km (192 mi) from Perth
84 km (52 mi) from Wagin

LGA(s)Shire of DumbleyungState electorate(s)Roe Federal division(s)O'Connor

Merilup is a locality in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 309 kilometres (192 mi) south-east of Perth between Dumbleyung and Lake Grace just south of Kukerin. The construction of three schools was scattered for use within the area between 1922 and December 1950 when the final school was closed and consolidated in Kukerin's school.^[2] The population of Merilup live within private farm house dwellings scattered within the locality's boundaries, living and working on farms managing live stock and producing a range of broadacre crops. Today the area relies on the townsite of Kukerin, from which it shares a postcode, for essential services such as groceries and postage. At the 2021 census, Merilup had a population of 13.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Merilup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Shire of Dumbleyung | HISTORICAL LOCALITY SIGNS".