Pinjarra, Western Australia

Pinjarra Western Australia
Pinjarra
Coordinates	32°37′48″S 115°52′16″E / 32.63000°S 115.87111°E / -32.63000; 115.87111
Population	3,883 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established	1830 (as name) / 1831 (as townsite)
Postcode(s)	6208
Elevation	9.58 m (31 ft)[2]
Area	29.9 km2 (11.5 sq mi)
Location	82 km (51 mi) from Perth 21 km (13 mi) from Mandurah 25 km (16 mi) from Waroona 25 km (16 mi) from Dwellingup 43 km (27 mi) from Mundijong
LGA(s)	Shire of Murray
State electorate(s)	Murray-Wellington
Federal division(s)	Canning
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 19.2 °C 67 °F 11.8 °C 53 °F 941.4 mm 37.1 in
Localities around Pinjarra: Ravenswood Ravenswood Fairbridge West Pinjarra Pinjarra Oakley West Pinjarra Blythewood Oakley

Pinjarra is a town in the Peel region of Western Australia along the South Western Highway, 82 kilometres (51 mi) from the state capital, Perth and 21 kilometres (13 mi) south-east of the coastal city of Mandurah. Its local government area is the Shire of Murray. 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.