Narrikup Western Australia
Narrikup District Hall
Narrikup
Coordinates	34°46′26″S 117°42′07″E / 34.774°S 117.702°E / -34.774; 117.702
Population	514 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1900s
Postcode(s)	6326
Area	543.2 km2 (209.7 sq mi)
Location	18 km (11 mi) S of Mount Barker 32 km (20 mi) NW of Albany
LGA(s)	Shire of Plantagenet
State electorate(s)	Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Localities around Narrikup: Denbarker Mount Barker Porongurup Mount Lindesay Narrikup Napier Redmond West Redmond Green Valley

Narrikup is a small town and locality of the Shire of Plantagenet in the Great Southern region of Western Australia.^[2][3] Narrikup is located between Albany and Mount Barker. At the 2006 census, Narrikup had a population of 515.^[4]

The name Narrikup comes from the Aboriginal name of a nearby brook which is thought to mean "place of abundance".^[5]

The area was visited by Thomas Wilson who travelled from Albany in 1829 when he camped on the banks of the stream west of the current townsite.^[6]

The town is located on the Great Southern Railway line which was completed in this area in 1889, although initially the siding was named Hay River.^[5] Before the railway, nearby Chockerup Inn was a busy stop on the mail route from Albany to Perth, but it was abandoned when the railway came.

A reserve for the townsite was put aside in 1901 and in 1905 20 lots were surveyed; the townsite was finally gazetted in 1907.

A number of named and unnamed nature reserves are located within Narrikup, all located within the Jarrah Forest bioregion:^[7]

• Chorkerup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 26 August 2004 and has a size of 0.48 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi)
• Lake Barnes Road Nature Reserve was gazetted on 22 January 1912 and has a size of 2.98 square kilometres (1.15 sq mi)
• Lake Eyrie Nature Reserve was gazetted on 15 July 1898 and has a size of 0.4 square kilometres (0.15 sq mi)
• Sleeman Creek Nature Reserve was gazetted on 3 October 1924 and has a size of 4.16 square kilometres (1.61 sq mi)
• WA49722 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 2 December 2008 and has a size of 0.9 square kilometres (0.35 sq mi)
• WA15775 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 27 November 1914 and has a size of 0.61 square kilometres (0.24 sq mi)

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