Bailup, Western Australia

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Bailup Western Australia
Postcode:	6082
Location:	62 km from Perth 27 km from Toodyay 13 km from Wooroloo
LGA:	Shire of Mundaring Shire of Toodyay
State District:	Avon
Federal Division:	Pearce

Bailup ( 31°44′24″S, 116°18′40″E; post code: 6082) is a Western Australian locality and rural residential estate located 62 km north-east of the state capital, Perth along Toodyay Road. The area is split between the Shire of Toodyay and Shire of Mundaring, the latter of which contains most of the land area.

1 Description
2 Transport
3 Statistics
4 References
5 Further reading
6 External links

[edit] Description

Most of the locality is covered in open Jarrah, marri and wandoo woodland, with some areas of dense understorey vegetation. Nearby Morangup Hill ( 31°39′31″S, 116°18′55″E), the main feature of a reserve managed by the Department of Conservation and Land Management (CALM) on the edge of the Avon Valley National Park, is a granite peak providing extensive views over the surrounding area and is home to several species of birds including the Square-tailed Kite.^[1] The Red Swamp Brook, which runs through Bailup, feeds a significant wetland area.

Morangup Estate, the main residential area, is located just to the north of Toodyay Road on the east bank of the Red Swamp Brook, and contains about 200 residents and a small commercial centre. Some hobby farms have been established on nearby cleared land. Plans to build a new estate 2 km south within the Mundaring boundary were submitted in 2004, with Mundaring council approving the rezoning at its June meeting.^[2]

[edit] Transport

The main road route through the area is Toodyay Road (State Route 50). Bailup Road links Bailup to Wooroloo further south.^[3] No public transport is available.

[edit] Statistics

The locality was created after the 1996 census, so limited statistics are available.

[edit] References

^ Birds Australia WA (Inc) (November 2005). Birds Around Northam (Number 17A). Retrieved on November 13, 2006.
^ Shire of Mundaring (Development Approvals Committee) (8 June 2004). Item 4.8 - Toodyay Road (No 3650 Lot 7) Bailup - Rezoning. Retrieved on November 13, 2006.
^ 2007 StreetSmart directory, Department of Lands and Surveys, Perth (Page S4/S5).

[edit] Further reading

Elliot, Ian (1983). Mundaring - A History of the Shire, 2nd ed., Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-0-9.
Spillman, Ken (2003). Life was meant to be here: community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring. Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-3-3.