McKail, Western Australia

34°59′53″S 117°49′30″E

McKail
Albany, Western Australia
Population3,970 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6330
Area9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Albany
State electorate(s)Albany
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Suburbs around McKail:
Warrenup Warrenup
McKail Milpara
Gledhow Gledhow Lockyer

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

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "McKail (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "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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