Lower King, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Lower King
State:wa
Lga:City of Albany
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Coordinates:-34.96°N 117.93°W
Postcode:6330
Est:1959
Stategov:Albany
Fedgov:O'Connor
Dist1:385
Dir1:south east
Location1:Perth
Dist2:8
Dir2:north east
Location2:Albany

Lower King is a town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It is located 385km (239miles) south-east of Perth;[1] the closest populated town is Albany.

Located along the lower reaches of the King River on the western shore of Oyster Harbour, both the town and the river were named after Captain Philip Parker King, who first visited the area in 1818 aboard Mermaid.

The area around Lower King was a known haunt for sealers in 1831;[2] it was settled in the 1830s with the townsite not being gazetted until 1959.

It had a population of 1604 in 2006, which increased to 1738 in 2011.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: My Boot - Welocome to Lower King. 2009. 15 April 2009.
  2. Web site: History of Lower King. 12 February 2019. Weebly.