Benjinup, Western Australia Explained

Type:	suburb
Benjinup
State:	wa
Lga:	Shire of Boyup Brook
Map Type:	nomap
Local Map:	yes
Zoom:	10
Coordinates:	-33.79°N 116.3°W
Postcode:	6255
Stategov:	Warren-Blackwood
Fedgov:	O'Connor
Dist1:	254
Location1:	Perth
Dist2:	90
Location2:	Bunbury
Near-Nw:	Wilga West
Near-N:	Wilga
Near-Ne:	Dinninup
Near-W:	Catterick
Near-E:	Boyup Brook
Near-Sw:	Catterick
Near-S:	Winnejup
Near-Se:	Boyup Brook

Benjinup is a rural locality of the Shire of Boyup Brook in the South West region of Western Australia.^{[1] [2]}

The Shire of Boyup Brook and the locality of Benjinup are located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen)^{[3] [4]} and Kaniyang (also spelled Kaneang) people,^{[5] [6]} both of the Noongar nation.^{[7] [8]}

The name Benjinup is of Kaneang origin and means "to look out at the sun rising".^[9]

Benjinup was a stop on the Donnybrook–Katanning railway.^[10]

Notes and References

1. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 15 August 2023 .
2. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 15 August 2023 .
3. Web site: Pibelmen . . www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au . . 15 August 2023.
4. Web site: Pibelmen (WA) . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 15 August 2023.
5. Web site: Kaneang . . www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au . . 15 August 2023.
6. Web site: Kaneang (WA) . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 15 August 2023.
7. Web site: Map of Indigenous Australia . . aiatsis.gov.au . . 15 August 2023.
8. Web site: History . . www.boyupbrook.wa.gov.au . . 15 August 2023.
9. Web site: Benjinup . . www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au . . 15 August 2023.
10. Web site: Railway map of Western Australia, 1952 . Trove . 30 July 2024.