Dalyup, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Dalyup
State:wa
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-33.71°N 121.59°W
Established:1962
Dist1:678
Dir1:south east
Location1:Perth
Dist2:36
Dir2:WNW
Location2:Esperance
Lga:Shire of Esperance
Stategov:Roe
Fedgov:O'Connor

Dalyup is a small town in Western Australia located about 680km (420miles) south east of Perth between Munglinup and Esperance on the South Coast Highway in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.

The town takes its name from the adjacent Dalyup River. The name is Aboriginal in origin and thought to be the Noongar word for the western king parrot or hookbill. The townsite was gazetted on 18 May 1962, although there had been agricultural settlement in the area since 1896.[1]

Notes and References

  1. See also 20 March 1896, p.449 (file 1933/95).