Condingup

{{Short description|Locality in the Shire of Esperance, Western Australia}}

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| name = Condingup

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| postcode = 6450

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| location1 = Perth, Western Australia

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| near-nw = Neridup

| near-n = Mount Ney

| near-ne = Beaumont

| near-w = Merivale

| near-e = Howick

| near-sw = Cape Le Grand

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Condingup is a town and locality in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, in the Shire of Esperance local government area, {{convert|782|km|mi}} southeast of the state capital, Perth. A small section of the locality is situated on the Southern Ocean, at the Duke of Orleans Bay, while the townsite itself is at the intersection of Fisheries Road and Orleans Bay Road. Condingup borders Cape Le Grand National Park in the south. The Coolinup Nature Reserve is located in the west of Condingup. A second townsite, Wharton, is located in the south of Condingup, on the shore of the Duke of Orleans Bay.{{cite web |url=https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/ |title=SLIP Map |author= |date= |website=maps.slip.wa.gov.au |publisher=Landgate |access-date=23 December 2024 |quote=}}{{cite web |url=https://nationalmap.gov.au/ |title=NationalMap |author= |date= |website=nationalmap.gov.au |publisher=Geoscience Australia |access-date=23 December 2024 |quote=}}

At the 2016 census, it and the surrounding region had a population of 278.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC50316|name=Condingup (State Suburb)||accessdate=2 June 2021|quick=on}}

Condingup was declared a townsite on 3 May 1963.{{Gazette WA|title=New Townsite – Condingup|file=484/60|date=3 May 1963|page=1963:1182}} Its name is thought to be derived from the Aboriginal word Kunjinup, a local wildflower. Local industries includes cattle, sheep and grain production.{{cite web|title=Condingup Welcomes You|url=http://members.westnet.com.au/condingupwa/|accessdate=7 November 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101228050402/http://members.westnet.com.au/condingupwa/|archivedate=28 December 2010}}

From the 1950s to the 1970s a range of celebrities owned property in the area including Art Linkletter, Anne Baxter and Rhonda Fleming. Linkletter helped the town establish its first school, school bus and shop.{{cite news|last=Vandenberghe|first=Haidee|title=Celebrity flocked to Condingup|url=http://www.esperanceexpress.com.au/news/local/news/general/celebrity-flocked-to-condingup/509609.aspx?storypage=1|accessdate=7 November 2010|newspaper=Esperance Express|date=22 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706104027/http://www.esperanceexpress.com.au/news/local/news/general/celebrity-flocked-to-condingup/509609.aspx?storypage=1|archive-date=6 July 2011|url-status=dead}}

The Coolinup Nature Reserve was gazetted on 18 December 1964, has a size of {{convert|2.16|km2|mi2}} and is located in the Esperance Plains bioregion.{{cite web |url=https://www.dcceew.gov.au/sites/default/files/documents/capad2022-terrestrial-wa.xlsx |title=Terrestrial CAPAD 2022 WA summary |author= |website=www.dcceew.gov.au/ |publisher=Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water |access-date=23 December 2024}}