# Pingrup, Western Australia > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pingrup%2C_Western_Australia > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Pingrup%2C_Western_Australia.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingrup%2C_Western_Australia > Source revision: 1320036565 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Town in the Shire of Kent, Western Australia Town in Western Australia, Australia Pingrup Town Pingrup Interactive map of Pingrup Coordinates: 33°32′04″S 118°30′35″E / 33.53444°S 118.50972°E / -33.53444; 118.50972 Country Australia State Western Australia LGA Shire of Kent Location 361 km (224 mi) south east of Perth 48 km (30 mi) south of Lake Grace 65 km (40 mi) north west of Gnowangerup Established 1924 Government • State electorate Roe • Federal division O'Connor Area • Total 3,662 km2 (1,414 sq mi) Elevation 295 m (968 ft) Population • Total 231 (SAL 2021)[2] Postcode 6343 **Pingrup** is a small town and [locality](/source/Suburbs_and_localities_(Australia)) in the [Great Southern](/source/Great_Southern_(Western_Australia)) region of [Western Australia](/source/Western_Australia). It is one of two localities in the [Shire of Kent](/source/Shire_of_Kent), the other being [Nyabing](/source/Nyabing%2C_Western_Australia), covering the west of the shire.[3][4] At the [most recent](/source/Most_recent_Australian_census) [Australian census](/source/Census_in_Australia), Pingrup had a population of 231 (SAL [2021](/source/2021_Australian_census))[5]. ## History Pingrup and the Shire of Kent are located on the traditional land of the [Koreng](/source/Koreng) people of the [Noongar](/source/Noongar) nation.[6][7][8] The name of the town is [Indigenous Australian](/source/Indigenous_Australian) in origin and was the name of a lake that is close to the townsite. The meaning of Pingrup is most likely taken from A.A. Hassell of Jerramungup (1894) recording of Pingrup (bingerup) meaning place where digging. The Noongar Dictionary gives the meaning for Pingrup as "place where they are digging or have been digging". The name first appeared on charts of the area in 1873. The townsite came into being as a terminus of the [Katanning to Pingrup railway line](/source/Katanning_to_Pingrup_railway_line), which was extended from [Nyabing](/source/Nyabing%2C_Western_Australia) into the area in 1923. The townsite was gazetted in 1924.[9] The surrounding areas produce [wheat](/source/Wheat) and other [cereal](/source/Cereal) crops. The town is a [receival site](/source/CBH_grain_receival_points) for [Cooperative Bulk Handling](/source/Cooperative_Bulk_Handling).[10] On the western border of the locality of Pingrup, on the shore of [Lake Chinocup](/source/Lake_Chinocup), lays the abandoned townsite of [Chinocup](/source/Chinocup%2C_Western_Australia).[3] ## Nature reserves The following nature reserves are located within Pingrup. All are located within the [Mallee bioregion](/source/Mallee_bioregion):[11] - [Chinocup Nature Reserve](/source/Chinocup_Nature_Reserve) was gazetted on 20 January 1967 and has a size of 198.25 square kilometres (76.54 mi2) - Chinocup Dam Nature Reserve was gazetted on 7 January 2022 and has a size of 5.8 square kilometres (2.2 mi2) - Cairlocup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 28 October 1966 and has a size of 15.77 square kilometres (6.09 mi2) - Holland Rocks Nature Reserve was gazetted on 15 March 1968 and has a size of 0.5 square kilometres (0.19 mi2) - [Lake Bryde Nature Reserve](/source/Lake_Bryde_Nature_Reserve) was gazetted on 15 March 1968 and has a size of 16.35 square kilometres (6.31 mi2) - Lake Janet Nature Reserve was gazetted on 15 March 1968 and has a size of 0.32 square kilometres (0.12 mi2) - [Lake Magenta Nature Reserve](/source/Lake_Magenta_Nature_Reserve) was gazetted on 5 September 1958 and has a size of 1,078.12 square kilometres (416.26 mi2) - Willoughby Nature Reserve was gazetted on 9 October 1964 and has a size of 6.93 square kilometres (2.68 mi2) - WA22966 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 5 August 1949 and has a size of 0.39 square kilometres (0.15 mi2) - WA23218 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 9 March 1951 and has a size of 1.25 square kilometres (0.48 mi2) - WA36967 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 21 November 1980 and has a size of 1.46 square kilometres (0.56 mi2) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Pingrup (suburb and locality)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL51245). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Pingrup (suburb and locality)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL51245). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Slipmap_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Slipmap_3-1) ["SLIP Map"](https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/). *maps.slip.wa.gov.au*. [Landgate](/source/Landgate). Retrieved 11 October 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["NationalMap"](https://nationalmap.gov.au/). *nationalmap.gov.au*. [Geoscience Australia](/source/Geoscience_Australia). Retrieved 11 October 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Australian Bureau of Statistics](/source/Australian_Bureau_of_Statistics) (28 June 2022). ["Pingrup (suburb and locality)"](https://www.abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL51245). *Australian Census 2021 QuickStats*. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Koreng"](https://www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au/language-region-koreng). *www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au*. [University of Western Australia](/source/University_of_Western_Australia). Retrieved 12 October 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Map of Indigenous Australia"](https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia). *aiatsis.gov.au*. [Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Aboriginal_and_Torres_Strait_Islander_Studies). Retrieved 12 October 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Koreng (WA)"](https://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/collection/archives/language_groups/koreng). *www.samuseum.sa.gov.au*. [South Australian Museum](/source/South_Australian_Museum). Retrieved 12 October 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["History of country town names – P"](https://web.archive.org/web/20220314101618/http://www0.landgate.wa.gov.au/maps-and-imagery/wa-geographic-names/name-history/historical-town-names). [Landgate](/source/Landgate). Archived from [the original](http://www0.landgate.wa.gov.au/maps-and-imagery/wa-geographic-names/name-history/historical-town-names#P) on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2008. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["CBH receival sites"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf) (PDF). 2011. Archived from [the original](https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf) (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-CAPAD22_11-0)** ["Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary"](https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/capad2022-terrestrial-wa.xlsx). *www.dcceew.gov.au/*. [Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water](/source/Department_of_Climate_Change%2C_Energy%2C_the_Environment_and_Water). 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