McKail, Western Australia

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]

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

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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