Dardanup is a small town in the South West region of Western Australia. The town is in the fertile Ferguson valley and is near the Ferguson River.

Dardanup Western Australia
Our Lady of Lourdes School
Dardanup
Coordinates	33°24′S 115°45′E
Population	588 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1923
Postcode(s)	6236
Elevation	30 m (98 ft)
Location	187 km (116 mi) south of Perth 10 km (6 mi) north of Boyanup 13 km (8 mi) south east of Bunbury
LGA(s)	Shire of Dardanup
State electorate(s)	Collie-Preston
Federal division(s)	Forrest

The first European settlement in the area was in 1852 by Thomas Little who named his property Dardanup Park. The word "Dardanup" is believed to be a variation of the Indigenous Australian word Dudingup, the meaning of which is unknown.[2]

Construction of the local agricultural hall commenced in 1893 by J. and H. Gibbs, who had submitted the lowest tender.[3] The hall, constructed of jarrah and weatherboard, was opened in 1894 by H. W. Venn.[4]

The population of the area was 118 (81 males and 37 females) in 1898.[5]

Little later gave land to the Catholic Church and a community was soon established in the locale. The government acquired land in the area in the 1920s and the townsite was gazetted in 1923.[2]

See also

•  Western Australia portal

References

External links

• Media related to Dardanup, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons