McKail, Western Australia
Suburb of Albany, Western Australia
McKail Albany, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 3,970 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6330 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Albany | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Albany | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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34°59′53″S 117°49′30″E / 34.9981°S 117.825°E / -34.9981; 117.825
McKail is a north-western suburb of Albany in southern Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Albany. The suburb has a median age of 33. McKail was named after John McKail who in 1835 wrongly killed Whadjuk Noongar Goggalee and was forced to leave the Swan River settlement.[2]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "McKail (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "DEATH OF GOGGALEE, A NATIVE, SHOT BY JOHN MACKAIL, A CARPENTER, AT PERTH". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal. Vol. III, no. 127. Western Australia. 6 June 1835. p. 506. Retrieved 10 September 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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