Moojebing, Western Australia
Moojebing | |
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Moojebing Location in Western Australia | |
Interactive map of Moojebing | |
| Coordinates: 33°36′18″S 117°30′25″E / 33.605°S 117.507°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
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| Area | |
• Total | 102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 309 m (1,014 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 63 (SAL 2021) |
| Postcode | 6317 |
Moojebing is an abandoned townsite and locality on the Boyerine Creek in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, southeast of Woodanilling and north north west of Katanning. It is located within the Shire of Katanning.
The name Moojebing is an Aboriginal word, believed to be derived from the nearby Moojebup Spring, first recorded under that name in 1874. The meaning of the name is not known, but may be connected with "moodjar" or "muja", the Noongar word for the WA Christmas tree, Nuytsia floribunda. One source claims that Moojebing means "place of moojung birds", but that source is dubious, as there are no references to a "moojung" bird.