Lower King, Western Australia
| Lower King Western Australia | |
|---|---|
  Lower King | |
| Coordinates | 34°58′S 117°56′E / 34.96°S 117.93°E |
| Population | 1,738 (2011 census)[1] |
| Established | 1959 |
| Postcode(s) | 6330 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | City of Albany |
| State electorate(s) | Albany |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Lower King is a town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. It is located 385 km (239 mi) south-east of Perth;[2] the closest populated town is Albany.
Located along the lower reaches of the King River on the western shore of Oyster Harbour, both the town and the river were named after Captain Philip Parker King, who first visited the area in 1818 aboard Mermaid.
The area around Lower King was a known haunt for sealers in 1831;[3] it was settled in the 1830s with the townsite not being gazetted until 1959.[4]
It had a population of 1604 in 2006, which increased to 1738 in 2011.[3]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lower King (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
- ^ "My Boot - Welocome to Lower King". 2009. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
- ^ a b "History of Lower King". Weebly. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
- ^ "History of country town names – L". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2008.
