Wilyabrup, Western Australia

Wilyabrup is a locality in the Margaret River wine region, in the local government area of the City of Busselton. At the 2016 census, it had a population of 180.[1] It has the highest concetration of premium wine producers in the region.[2] It contains the Wilyabrup Sea Cliffs, which are used for rock-climbing and abseiling, along with Quinninup Falls, which are on the Cape to Cape Track.[3]

Wilyabrup
Western Australia
Wilyabrup
Coordinates33°47′S 115°2′E
Population180 (2016 census)[1]
Established1987
Postcode(s)6280
Time zoneAWST (UTC+8)
Location
LGA(s)City of Busselton
State electorate(s)Vasse
Federal Division(s)Forrest

The name "Wilyabrup" (also spelt "Willyabrup") comes from the local Wilyabrup Brook, which first appeared on planning documents in 1865, and may be derived from "Worlyabaraap", a Noongar word meaning "northern sky".[4] The area was developed in the 1920s as part of the Group Settlement Scheme, with the construction of a hall beginning in 1922 and a school on the site in 1928; the school was destroyed by fire in 1954.[5][6] Wine began to be grown there in the 1960s and 1970s, with Vasse Felix and Cullen Wines being the first vineyards in Wilyabrup.[5] The area was gazetted as a bounded locality in 1987, having previously been a postal district.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wilyabrup". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. "Other towns". Your Margaret River Region. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. "Quinninup Falls". Your Margaret River Region. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
  4. Bennett, Rob (8 August 2012). "The tale of Wilyabrup". Busselton-Dunsborough Mail. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. "Wilyabrup Valley Viticultural Heritage Precinct". Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  6. "Wilyabrup". Municipal Heritage Inventory (PDF). City of Busselton. 2013. pp. 384–385. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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