Lower King 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 ...
. It is located south-east of
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
; the closest populated town is
Albany.
Located along the lower reaches of the
King River on the western shore of Oyster Harbour, both the town and the river were named after Captain
Philip Parker King
Rear Admiral Phillip Parker King, FRS, RN (13 December 1791 – 26 February 1856) was an early explorer of the Australian and Patagonian coasts.
Early life and education
King was born on Norfolk Island, to Philip Gidley King and Anna J ...
, who first visited the area in 1818 aboard ''Mermaid''.
The area around Lower King was a known haunt for sealers in 1831;
it was settled in the 1830s with the townsite not being gazetted until 1959.
It had a population of 1604 in 2006, which increased to 1738 in 2011.
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References
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Towns in Western Australia
Great Southern (Western Australia)