Kudardup, Western Australia
Kudardup is a locality in the South West region of Western Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River and on the Bussell Highway, 312 kilometres (194 mi) south of the state capital, Perth.
| Kudardup Western Australia | |
|---|---|
  Kudardup | |
| Coordinates | 34.26°S 115.12°E |
| Population | 241 (2006 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 6290 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Augusta-Margaret River |
| State electorate(s) | Blackwood-Stirling |
| Federal Division(s) | Forrest |
In the 1940 and 1950s the local community was an area where farmers were able to work on the War Service Land Settlement Scheme[2] as well as successfully run dairies.[3]
In March 1961 Kudardup was devastated by bushfires.[4]
At the 2006 census, Kudardup and the surrounding area had a population of 241.[1]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Kudardup (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- War Service Land Settlement Scheme, 1947, retrieved 7 December 2016
- Watterson, William Frank; Linto, Des; Royal Western Australian Historical Society. Augusta Branch (1997), [Interview with William Frank Watterson, farmer], retrieved 7 December 2016
- Matthews, H (2011) Karridale Bush Fires 1961: Karridale Progress Association inc, WA :ISBN 978-0-9871467-0-0
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