North Dandalup, Western Australia
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North Dandalup is a small town in the
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region of
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along the
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between Serpentine and Pinjarra. Its
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is the
Shire of Murray The Shire of Murray is a local government area of Western Australia. It has an area of and is located in the Peel Region about south of the Perth CBD. The Shire extends across the Peel Inlet and the Swan Coastal Plain into the Darling ...
. At the 2011 census, North Dandalup had a population of 346.


History

The name "Dandalup", a
Noongar The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian people who live in the South West, Western Australia, south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton, Western Aus ...
name relating to the rivers in the area, was shown on maps from 1835 onwards, but its meaning is unclear. When the Pinjarra to Picton Junction railway was joined to
Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
in 1894, North Dandalup, near where the river of that name crossed the railway, was noted as a stopping place. Whittaker's timber railway ran from North Dandalup into the Darling Ranges where they had been granted a forestry concession of . Land for a school was set aside in 1899 and the school commenced operations in April 1900. A
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and
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were built in 1915. The town was gazetted in 1972, a year after work began on the construction of the nearby South Dandalup Dam. On 28 October 1994, the $50 million North Dandalup Dam was opened 6 km from the town.


Present day

North Dandalup today has a
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, hall, convenience store and fuel station. The nearby North Dandalup Dam offers recreational facilities and activities. It lies close to the
North Dandalup Important Bird Area North Dandalup Important Bird Area comprises a highly fragmented 76 km2 tract of land lying about 50 km south of Perth in the Peel region of south-west Western Australia. It is named after the nearby small town of North Dandalup. D ...
. A new estate development, Dandalup Springs is under construction with titles for stage one due for release. 122 lots will be released in phase one with a further 100 lots (approximately) in phase two. This estate will see the population of North Dandalup more than double.


Transport

North Dandalup is located on the
South Western Highway South Western Highway is a highway in the South West region of Western Australia connecting Perth's southeast with Walpole. It is a part of the Highway 1 network for most of its length. It is about long. Route description Perth to Bunbury ...
, and the turnoff for
Dwellingup, Western Australia Dwellingup is a town in Western Australia located in a timber and fruitgrowing area in the Darling Range east-south-east of Pinjarra, Western Australia, Pinjarra. At the Census in Australia#2021, 2021 census, Dwellingup had a population of 524. ...
for travellers from
Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
, Del Park Road, is located in the town. It is a stopping place for the
Australind Australind is a town in Western Australia, located 12 km north-east of Bunbury, Western Australia, Bunbury's central business district. Its Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area is the Shire of Harvey. At the 20 ...
passenger train from Perth to Bunbury.


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North Dandalup Dam
(Water Corporation) {{authority control Towns in Western Australia Shire of Murray