Coyrecup, Western Australia

Coyrecup is a rural locality of the Shire of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The Coyrecup Nature Reserve, centred around Coyrecup Lake, is located within Coyrecup.^[2][3]

Coyrecup Western Australia
Coyrecup
Coordinates	33.67806°S 117.83000°E / -33.67806; 117.83000
Population	31 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6317
Area	220.1 km2 (85.0 sq mi)
Location	264 km (164 mi) SE of Perth 152 km (94 mi) N of Albany 25 km (16 mi) E of Katanning
LGA(s)	Shire of Katanning
State electorate(s)	Roe
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Localities around Coyrecup: Coblinine Badgebup Badgebup Ewlyamartup Coyrecup Nyabing Broomehill East Broomehill East Pallinup

History

Coyrecup is located on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation.^[4][5][6]

Coyrecup was once a siding on the Katanning to Pingrup railway line. The siding opened in 1912, under the name of Wurnup, was renamed to Coyrecup in 1922, and closed for good in 1985.^[7][8]

The historic Holland Track passes through Coyrecup, following the Katanning-Nyabing Road, on its way to Coolgardie.^[9][10]

Nature reserve

The Coyrecup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 28 April 1967, has a size of 11.47 square kilometres (4.43 sq mi), and is located within the Avon Wheatbelt and Mallee bioregions.^[3][11]