Condingup Explained

Type:town
Condingup
State:wa
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-33.76°N 122.53°W
Established:1963
Postcode:6450
Timezone:WAST (UTC+8)
Dist1:788
Dir1:SE
Location1:Perth, Western Australia
Dist2:68
Dir2:E
Location2:Esperance
Lga:Shire of Esperance
Stategov:Roe
Fedgov:O'Connor

Condingup is a town in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, in the Shire of Esperance local government area, 782km (486miles) southeast of the state capital, Perth. At the 2016 census, it and the surrounding region had a population of 278.

Condingup was declared a townsite on 3 May 1963. Its name is thought to be derived from the Aboriginal word Kunjinup, a local wildflower. Local industries includes cattle, sheep and grain production.[1]

From the 1950s to the 1970s a range of celebrities owned property in the area including Art Linkletter, Anne Baxter and Rhonda Fleming. Linkletter helped the town establish its first school, school bus and shop.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Condingup Welcomes You. 7 November 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20101228050402/http://members.westnet.com.au/condingupwa/. 28 December 2010.
  2. News: Vandenberghe. Haidee. Celebrity flocked to Condingup. 7 November 2010. Esperance Express. 22 February 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20110706104027/http://www.esperanceexpress.com.au/news/local/news/general/celebrity-flocked-to-condingup/509609.aspx?storypage=1. 6 July 2011. dead.