McKail, Western Australia

McKail is a north-western suburb of Albany in southern Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Albany. The suburb has a median age of 33. McKail was named after John MacKail who in 1835 wrongly killed Whadjuk Noongar Goggalee and was forced to leave the Swan River settlement.[2]


McKail
Albany, Western Australia
Map of McKail within Albany.
Population2,936 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density296.6/km2 (768/sq mi)
Postcode(s)6330
Area9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Albany
State electorate(s)Albany
Federal Division(s)O'Connor
Suburbs around McKail:
Warrenup Warrenup
McKail Milpara
Gledhow Gledhow Lockyer

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "McKail (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. "DEATH OF GOGGALEE, A NATIVE, SHOT BY JOHN MACKAIL, A CARPENTER, AT PERTH". The Perth Gazette And Western Australian Journal. III (127). Western Australia. 6 June 1835. p. 506. Retrieved 10 September 2019 via National Library of Australia.
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