Marbelup

Marbelup
State :  Australia State : Western Australia
Coordinates : 34 ° 59 ′  S , 117 ° 43 ′  E Coordinates: 34 ° 59 ′  S , 117 ° 43 ′  E
Residents : 350 (2016)
Telephone code : (+61) AWST (UTC + 8) Postal code : 6330 LGA : City of Albany
Marbelup

Marbelup is a place in the Australian state of Western Australia . It is located about 20 kilometers west of Albany . The place is located in the traditional settlement area of ​​the Aboriginal tribe of the Mineng .

geography

Marbelup is a large, dispersed settlement with no center at the gates of Albany. Elleker and Cuthbert are to the south of the village , to the west of Torbay, to the east of McKail, and to the north of Redmond and Drome .

The South Coast Highway , which connects Albany with Denmark , runs through Marbelup and crosses the railway line to Albany here.

The place is about seven kilometers north of the coast. In the south of the village there is a nature reserve, the Marbelup Nature Reserve .

History and etymology

The WA Land company, the company that built the Great Southern Railway , built a station called Marbelup in 1889.

In 1900 Marbelup was first included in a local dictionary. The name Marbelup has its origins in the language of the Mineng, but the meaning is unknown.

population

The town of Marbelup had a population of 350 people in 2016, of which 51.9% male and 48.1% female. There are no Aborigines or Torres Strait Islanders among them .

The average age in Marbelup is 35 years, three years less than the Australian average of 38 years.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Marbelup ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Accessed June 30, 2019.
2. ↑ Town Names Landgate. Retrieved July 6, 2019