Maranup
Western Australia
Maranup Ford Bridge over the Blackwood River
Coordinates33°57′S 116°01′E / 33.95°S 116.01°E / -33.95; 116.01
Population60 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6256
Area104.8 km2 (40.5 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes
State electorate(s)Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Suburbs around Maranup:
Southampton Greenbushes Greenbushes
Nannup Maranup Hester Brook
Donnelly River Wandillup Wandillup

Maranup is a rural locality of the Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes in the South West region of Western Australia. The Blackwood River passes through the locality from east to west and, in the south-western corner, Maranup is home to the what is the majority of Dalgarup National Park.[2][3]

The Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman (also spelled Bibbulmun or Pibelmen)[4][5] and Wardandi (also spelled Wadandi) people,[6][7] both of the Noongar nation.[8][9]

Maranup Ford, in the centre of the locality, was the main crossing of the Blackwood River for traffic from Manjimup to the port of Bunbury until 1862, when a bridge over the river was built at Bridgetown. In 1898, the Browne family purchased land in the area as a freehold from the crown and built homestead near the ford in 1917. The property remains in the family today, functioning as a working farm and caravan park.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Maranup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Pibelmen". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  6. ↑ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  7. ↑ "Wardandi (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  8. ↑ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  9. ↑ "Home". www.bridgetown.wa.gov.au. Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes. Retrieved 17 August 2023. We acknowledge the cultural custodians of the land, the Pibulmun-Wadandi people
  10. ↑ "History of Maranup Ford". www.maranupford.com.au. Maranup Ford. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  11. ↑ Maranup Ford (Plaque at Maranup Ford). Maranup Ford: Geegelup Heritage Trail. 1988.
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