Jerdacuttup, Western Australia
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Jerdacuttup is a small town in Western Australia
located 584 kilometres (363 mi) east south east of Perth
between Ravensthorpe
and Hopetoun
in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census
, Jerdacuttup had a population of 6.
John Forrest
explored he area in 1870 and spelt the word as Jerdicutup, the area was later surveyed in 1875 by C Price who recorded the name of the area as Jerdicat and Verdicat. Jerdacuttup is an Aboriginal word of unknown meaning.
During the 1960s the South East of Western Australia was opened for agricultural purposes and the town was developed as a supply centre for the region. The government gazetted the townsite in 1966. The dominant agricultural industry in the area is sheep grazing and cereal
cropping with cattle grazing and lupin
cropping to a lesser extent.
The Jerdacuttup River
is situated about 16km to the west of the townsite.
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
located 584 kilometres (363 mi) east south east of Perth
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
between Ravensthorpe
Ravensthorpe, Western Australia
Ravensthorpe is a town 541 km south east of Perth, 40 km inland from the south coast of Western Australia. It is the seat of government of the Shire of Ravensthorpe...
and Hopetoun
Hopetoun, Western Australia
Hopetoun is a town on the south coast of Western Australia in the Shire of Ravensthorpe. Located on Mary Ann Haven, Hopetoun is some south-east from capital city Perth and west of Esperance.-History:...
in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Jerdacuttup had a population of 6.
John Forrest
John Forrest
Sir John Forrest GCMG was an Australian explorer, the first Premier of Western Australia and a cabinet minister in Australia's first federal parliament....
explored he area in 1870 and spelt the word as Jerdicutup, the area was later surveyed in 1875 by C Price who recorded the name of the area as Jerdicat and Verdicat. Jerdacuttup is an Aboriginal word of unknown meaning.
During the 1960s the South East of Western Australia was opened for agricultural purposes and the town was developed as a supply centre for the region. The government gazetted the townsite in 1966. The dominant agricultural industry in the area is sheep grazing and cereal
Cereal
Cereals are grasses cultivated for the edible components of their grain , composed of the endosperm, germ, and bran...
cropping with cattle grazing and lupin
Lupin
Lupinus, commonly known as Lupins or lupines , is a genus in the legume family . The genus comprises about 280 species , with major centers of diversity in South and western North America , and the Andes and secondary centers in the Mediterranean region and Africa Lupinus, commonly known as Lupins...
cropping to a lesser extent.
The Jerdacuttup River
Jerdacuttup River
Jerdacuttup River is a river located in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia.The water in the river is naturally saline.The river rises on the edge of the Yilgarn Plateau north of Ravensthorpe below Mounth Short and drains on the Eastern Side of the Ravensthorpe Range before flowing...
is situated about 16km to the west of the townsite.