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Monjingup Western Australia
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	588 km (365 mi) SE of Perth 173 km (107 mi) S of Norseman 15 km (9 mi) NW of Esperance
LGA(s)	Shire of Esperance
State electorate(s)	Roe
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Localities around Monjingup: Dalyup Gibson Gibson Dalyup Monjingup Myrup Dalyup Pink Lake Chadwick

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 latter.

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. A second nature reserve, the Unnamed WA24953 Nature Reserve, is also located within Monjingup. It was gazetted on 28 March 1958, has a size of 0.43 square kilometres (0.17 sq mi), and is also located in the Esperance Plains bioregion.

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Monjingup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
3. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
4. "Wudjari (WA)". samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
5. "Njunga (WA)". samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
6. "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
7. "Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary". www.dcceew.gov.au/. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 29 December 2024.

• Shire of Esperance