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| The traditional lands of the ] and ] people, both of the ] nation, occupy most of the Shire of Esperance, including the area around Esperance. The eastern tribes of the Wudjari, the Njunga, are seen as a separate people for cultural reasons, having adopted different cultural practices. The ], in the west of the shire, forms the boundary between the two groups and Esperance and Monjingup are on the traditional land of the later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/collection/archives/language_groups/wudjari |title=Wudjari (WA) |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=samuseum.sa.gov.au |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/collection/archives/language_groups/njunga |title=Njunga (WA) |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=samuseum.sa.gov.au |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=Indigenousmap >{{cite web |url=https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia |title=Map of Indigenous Australia |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=aiatsis.gov.au |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2024}}</ref> | The traditional lands of the ] and ] people, both of the ] nation, occupy most of the Shire of Esperance, including the area around Esperance. The eastern tribes of the Wudjari, the Njunga, are seen as a separate people for cultural reasons, having adopted different cultural practices. The ], in the west of the shire, forms the boundary between the two groups and Esperance and Monjingup are on the traditional land of the later.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/collection/archives/language_groups/wudjari |title=Wudjari (WA) |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=samuseum.sa.gov.au |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/collection/archives/language_groups/njunga |title=Njunga (WA) |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=samuseum.sa.gov.au |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2024}}</ref><ref name=Indigenousmap >{{cite web |url=https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia |title=Map of Indigenous Australia |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=aiatsis.gov.au |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
| The Lake Warden Nature Reserve was gazetted on 23 July 2010, has a size of {{convert|7.03|km2|mi2}} and is located in the ] bioregion.<ref name=CAPAD22 >{{cite web |url=https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/capad2022-terrestrial-wa.xlsx |title=Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=www.dcceew.gov.au/ |publisher=] |access-date=29 December 2024}}</ref> | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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Locality in the Shire of Esperance, Western Australia
| Monjingup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Monjingup | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°47′18″S 121°46′04″E / 33.78821°S 121.76764°E / -33.78821; 121.76764 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 394 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6450 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 182.5 km (70.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Esperance | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Monjingup is a locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The South Coast Highway and the Kalgoorlie to Esperance railway pass through Monjingup while the Coolgardie–Esperance Highway forms its eastern border. The western part of the townsite of Shark Lake is located in the north-east of Monjingup, while the Lake Warden Nature Reserve is located in the south-east.
The traditional lands of the Wudjari and Njunga people, both of the Noongar nation, occupy most of the Shire of Esperance, including the area around Esperance. The eastern tribes of the Wudjari, the Njunga, are seen as a separate people for cultural reasons, having adopted different cultural practices. The Young River, in the west of the shire, forms the boundary between the two groups and Esperance and Monjingup are on the traditional land of the later.
The Lake Warden Nature Reserve was gazetted on 23 July 2010, has a size of 7.03 square kilometres (2.71 sq mi) and is located in the Esperance Plains bioregion.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Monjingup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- "Wudjari (WA)". samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- "Njunga (WA)". samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
| Localities in the Shire of Esperance, Goldfields–Esperance, Western Australia | |
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| Towns and localities in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia | |||||
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| City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder |
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| Shire of Coolgardie | |||||
| Shire of Dundas | |||||
| Shire of Esperance |
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| Shire of Laverton | |||||
| Shire of Leonora | |||||
| Shire of Menzies | |||||
| Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku | |||||
| Shire of Ravensthorpe | |||||
| Shire of Wiluna | |||||
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