Merilup, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Lga:Shire of Dumbleyung
Local Map:yes
Zoom:10
Coordinates:-33.28°N 118.29°W
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Western Australia
Est:1907
Postcode:6352
Elevation:311
Dist1:309
Location1:Perth
Dist2:84
Location2:Wagin
Fedgov:O'Connor
Stategov:Roe
State:wa

Merilup is a locality in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 309km (192miles) 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.[1] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shire of Dumbleyung | HISTORICAL LOCALITY SIGNS.