Quedjinup, Western Australia

Locality in the City of Busselton, Western Australia

33°38′S 115°05′E / 33.63°S 115.08°E / -33.63; 115.08Population420 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6281Area8 km² (3.1 sq mi)Location

250 km (155 mi) from Perth
28 km (17 mi) from Busselton

LGA(s)City of BusseltonState electorate(s)Vasse Federal division(s)Forrest

Suburbs around Quedjinup:
Naturaliste	Dunsborough	Dunsborough
Naturaliste	Quedjinup	Dunsborough
Yallingup	Quindalup	Quindalup

Quedjinup is a semi-rural locality of the City of Busselton in the South West region of Western Australia, located adjacent to the west of the town of Dunsborough. The northern border of the locality is formed by Caves Road.^[2]^[3]

The City of Busselton and the locality of Quedjinup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people,^[4]^[5] of the Noongar nation.^[6] The name Quedjinup means "place of women" in the Wardandi dialect of the Noongar language and the Wardandi people used the name to refer to the area that is now Dunsborough.^[7]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Quedjinup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "Wardandi (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 September 2023.
^ "City of Busselton: Home". www.busselton.wa.gov.au. City of Busselton. Retrieved 16 September 2023. The City of Busselton acknowledges the Traditional Custodians, the Wadandi people, on whose land we are living ...
^ "An Aboriginal Heritage Survey For The Proposed Landscape Enhancements To Dugalup Brook, Dunsborough Foreshore And Seymour Park, Dunsborough, Western Australia" (PDF). Shire of Busselton. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2014.