Type: | town |
Yalup Brook | |
State: | wa |
Lga: | Shire of Waroona |
Coordinates: | -32.8985°N 115.9037°W |
Postcode: | 6215 |
Est: | 1912 |
Stategov: | Murray-Wellington |
Fedgov: | Forrest |
Dist1: | 120 |
Location1: | Perth |
Dist2: | 8 |
Location2: | Waroona |
Yalup Brook is a former small town located in the South West of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, between Waroona and Harvey. It was also situated on the Perth-Bunbury railway line.
The railway line opened in 1893 and a station was established in the late 1890s. A townsite to support local settlers was gazetted in 1912.[1] [2]
Little development occurred as the town is situated so close to Waroona and Wagerup. The name of the town comes from a nearby brook of the same name, first recorded by a surveyor in 1889. The name of Yorlup appears in earlier maps and was recorded as early as 1833.