Wilga West, Western Australia

Locality in the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup, Western Australia

33°43′S 116°10′E / 33.72°S 116.16°E / -33.72; 116.16Population18 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6243Area178 km² (69 sq mi)Location

196 km (122 mi) from Perth
64 km (40 mi) from Bunbury
32 km (20 mi) from Donnybrook

LGA(s)Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup State electorate(s)Collie-Preston Federal division(s)Forrest

Localities around Wilga West:
Noggerup	Noggerup	Wilga
Grimwade	Wilga West	Wilga
Balingup	Catterick	Benjinup

Wilga West is a rural, heavily forested locality of the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia.^[2]^[3]

The town of Wilga, located east of the locality, was established as a railway siding in 1909 and gazetted as a town in 1915. The name Wilga is of Aboriginal origin and may come from the near-by Wilgee Spring. Wilgee is the name for the red ochre worn for ceremonies.^[4]

Wilga West and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wilga West (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "History of country town names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Catalog of Australian Aboriginal Tribes". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
^ "Welcome to the Shire of Donnybrook Balingup". www.donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au. Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup. Retrieved 16 July 2024. The Shire of Donnybrook Balingup acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land, the Wardandi People of the Noongar Nation