McKail, Western Australia
| McKail Albany, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Map of McKail within Albany. | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,936 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 296.6/km2 (768/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| 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
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 MacKail who in 1835 wrongly killed Whadjuk Noongar Goggalee and was forced to leave the Swan River settlement.[2]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "McKail (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "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.
