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At the 2016 census, Pinjarra had a population of 4910. [3] Pinjarra is an area rich in history, and is the home town of a former State Premier - Sir Ross McLarty. It is near the site of the Pinjarra massacre, where between 14 and 80 Noongar people were killed by British colonists in 1834.
West Pinjarra is a suburb of the town of Pinjarra in the Peel Region of Western Australia. Its local government area is the Shire of Murray. [2] [3] It is a predominantly industrial suburb, with many engineering and manufacturing facilities located there. It is connected to other parts of the state by the Forrest Highway and Pinjarra Road.
Fairbridge, Western Australia is a former farm school near Pinjarra in Southwest Western Australia. It is now used predominantly for education, school and community camps and tourism purposes. It is also home to Fairbridge College, a curriculum and reengagement secondary school. It is also a rural locality of the Shire of Murray in the Peel ...
The Fairbridge Festival is a music festival held annually since 1993 at Fairbridge village near Pinjarra in Western Australia until 2023. The festival is held over a weekend in April and is FolkWorld Inc.'s flagship annual event. Visitors staying for the whole weekend can camp in the surrounding fields in tents or vans.
Ranger Red's Zoo and Conservation Park, formerly Peel Zoo, is a zoo and wildlife sanctuary located on the banks of the Murray River in Pinjarra, Western Australia. It is a member of the Zoo and Aquarium Association. [1] It is home to over 100 native and exotic animal species, and specializes in being a "hands-on" zoo.
The Hotham Valley Tourist Railway (commonly Hotham Valley Railway) is a tourist and heritage railway in the Peel region of Western Australia.. The railway operates over a 32 kilometre section of the original Pinjarra to Narrogin railway line, and has its origins in a small group of enthusiasts who met together in 1974 with the object of preserving both Western Australian steam locomotives and ...
Relative peace was established and expansion around the towns of Pinjarra increased. The opening of the Perth to Bunbury railway in 1893 further expanded the area. Almost immediately after farming commenced, settlers realised that the soils surrounding the lower reaches of the river suffered badly from annual flooding caused by a very low fall ...
A Dwellingup Forest Ranger Tour operates between May and October, and is steam hauled between Pinjarra and Dwellingup. [10] Dwellingup has a skate park and pump track. It also has the Munda Biddi Bike Trail and the Captain Fawcett 4WD Trail. [citation needed] The Bibbulmun Track, a long-distance walk trail, passes through Dwellingup. [11]