Carbunup River is a small town in the
South West
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region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
. At the
2021 census, it had a population of 112. It is situated between
Dunsborough
and
Margaret River
The Margaret River is a river in southwest Western Australia. In a small catchment, it is the eponym of the town and tourist region of Margaret River.
The river arises from a catchment of just 40 square kilometres in the Whicher Range.
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on the banks of the
Carbunup River
The Carbunup River is located in the south-west corner of Western Australia. The mouth of the Carbunup River is approximately west of Busselton where the river flows into Geographe Bay.
The Carbunup River is in length and flows north from i ...
.
The townsite was declared in 1926 as Carbunup but the name was changed in 1958 to Carbunup River to prevent confusion with the town of Carbarup near
Mount Barker.
The town is named after the
Carbunup River
The Carbunup River is located in the south-west corner of Western Australia. The mouth of the Carbunup River is approximately west of Busselton where the river flows into Geographe Bay.
The Carbunup River is in length and flows north from i ...
, the word Carbunup is
Aboriginal in origin and is thought to mean ''place of the
cormorants'' or ''place of a kindly stram'' or ''place of the
Stinkwood'' thicket''.
The Discover Deadly reptile education centre is located in Carbunup River, at 10 Wildwood Road.
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Towns in Western Australia
South West (Western Australia)