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Needilup is a town in the Great Southern 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 ...
, situated between Ongerup and Jerramungup along the Gnowangerup-Jerramungup Road. The establishment of a town arose after a local member petitioned the lands department for land to be made available for a townsite in 1951 after settlement in the area lead to a demand for land. Lots were surveyed soon afterward and the townsite was declared in 1954. The name is Aboriginal in origin and the meaning is unknown. The name is taken from the nearby
Needilup River Needilup is a town in the Great Southern 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 ...
that was first surveyed in 1901 and spelt in a variety of ways.


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