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Nippering, Western Australia

Coordinates: 33°18′S 117°39′E / 33.3°S 117.65°E / -33.3; 117.65
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Nippering
Western Australia
Nippering is located in Western Australia
Nippering
Nippering
Location in Western Australia
Map
Coordinates33°18′S 117°39′E / 33.3°S 117.65°E / -33.3; 117.65
Population21 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1872
Postcode(s)6350
Area83.6 km2 (32.3 sq mi)
Location
  • 270 km (168 mi) from Perth
  • 45 km (28 mi) from Wagin
LGA(s)Shire of Dumbleyung
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Nippering is a locality in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia within the Shire of Dumbleyung.[2]

The population of Nippering live within private farm house dwellings scattered within the locality's boundaries, living and working on farms managing live stock and producing a range of broadacre crops. At the 2021 census, Nippering had a population of 21. Nippering was a stop on the Wagin to Newdegate railway line.[3]

Climate

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Climate data for Nippering (Bunkin)(climate data: 1902–2021)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average rainfall mm (inches) 11.9
(0.47)
17.5
(0.69)
18.0
(0.71)
27.1
(1.07)
47.0
(1.85)
60.3
(2.37)
59.3
(2.33)
49.7
(1.96)
36.3
(1.43)
25.9
(1.02)
18.4
(0.72)
13.5
(0.53)
384.9
(15.15)
Source: Bureau of Meteorology[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nippering (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Western Australia. Department of Lands and Surveys (1913), Plan of Nippering townsite, Williams District, Dept. of Lands & Surveys W.A, retrieved 31 July 2024
  3. ^ "Railway map of Western Australia, 1952". Trove. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  4. ^ Western Australian Climate Services Centre (Bureau of Meteorology) (August 2021). "Monthly rainfall Bunkin" (Webpage). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. ^ Western Australian Climate Services Centre (Bureau of Meteorology) (August 2021). "Nippering Climatic Extremes" (Webpage). Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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