Pinjarra, Western Australia
Pinjarra is a town in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, 82 kilometres (51 mi) from the state capital, Perth and 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-east of the coastal city of Mandurah. Its local government area is the Shire of Murray. At the 2016 census, Pinjarra had a population of 4910.
| Pinjarra Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Pinjarra | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°37′48″S 115°52′16″E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,883 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1830 (as name) / 1831 (as townsite) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6208 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 9.58 m (31 ft) | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Murray | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray-Wellington | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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Pinjarra is an area rich in history, and is the home town of a former State Premier - Sir Ross McLarty. It is near the site of the Pinjarra massacre, where between 14 and 80 Noongar people were killed by British colonists in 1834.
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