Nippering, Western Australia
Nippering Western Australia | |
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Coordinates | 33°18′S 117°39′E / 33.3°S 117.65°E |
Population | 21 (SAL 2021)[1] |
Established | 1872 |
Postcode(s) | 6350 |
Area | 83.6 km2 (32.3 sq mi) |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Shire of Dumbleyung |
State electorate(s) | Roe |
Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Nippering is a locality in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia within the Shire of Dumbleyung.[2]
The population of Nippering live within private farm house dwellings scattered within the locality's boundaries, living and working on farms managing live stock and producing a range of broadacre crops. At the 2021 census, Nippering had a population of 21. Nippering was a stop on the Wagin to Newdegate railway line.[3]
Climate
[edit]Climate data for Nippering (Bunkin)(climate data: 1902–2021) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 11.9 (0.47) | 17.5 (0.69) | 18.0 (0.71) | 27.1 (1.07) | 47.0 (1.85) | 60.3 (2.37) | 59.3 (2.33) | 49.7 (1.96) | 36.3 (1.43) | 25.9 (1.02) | 18.4 (0.72) | 13.5 (0.53) | 384.9 (15.15) |
Source: Bureau of Meteorology[4][5] |
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nippering (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Western Australia. Department of Lands and Surveys (1913), Plan of Nippering townsite, Williams District, Dept. of Lands & Surveys W.A, retrieved 31 July 2024
- ^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Western Australian Climate Services Centre (Bureau of Meteorology) (August 2021). "Monthly rainfall Bunkin" (Webpage). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ Western Australian Climate Services Centre (Bureau of Meteorology) (August 2021). "Nippering Climatic Extremes" (Webpage). Retrieved 25 August 2021.