Dalyup, Western Australia

Dalyup Western Australia
11 Mile Beach and access stairs in Dalyup
Dalyup
Coordinates	33°43′S 121°35′E / 33.71°S 121.59°E / -33.71; 121.59
Population	150 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1962
Area	731.7 km2 (282.5 sq mi)
Location	678 km (421 mi) south east of Perth 36 km (22 mi) WNW of Esperance
LGA(s)	Shire of Esperance
State electorate(s)	Roe
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Localities around Dalyup: Lort River Scaddan Scaddan Coomalbidgup Dalyup Gibson Southern Ocean Monjingup

Dalyup is a town and locality of the Shire of Esperance in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. It is located on the South Coast Highway and the Southern Ocean. The Lake Mortijinup Nature Reserve as well as two unnamed nature reserves are located in Dalyup.^[2][3]

The town takes its name from the adjacent Dalyup River. The name is Aboriginal in origin and was previously thought to be the Noongar word for the western king parrot or hookbill,^[4] but more recent research led by Leonard Collard concluded that it "means that at the moment by this location there is an opening into this district".^[5][6]

The townsite was gazetted on 18 May 1962, although there had been agricultural settlement in the area since 1896.^[7]

The following nature reserves are located or partially located within Dalyup. All three are located within the Esperance Plains bioregion:^[8]

• Lake Mortijinup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 6 October 1978 and has a size of 4.86 square kilometres (1.88 sq mi).
• Unnamed WA32419 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 8 February 1974 and has a size of 7.92 square kilometres (3.06 sq mi).
• Unnamed WA36183 Nature Reserve was gazetted on 20 July 1979 and has a size of 3.58 square kilometres (1.38 sq mi). Only partially located within Dalyup.