Gnowangerup - Fast Facts

Gnowangerup
Typical sleepy wheat and sheep service town.
Gnowangerup is located 335 km south east of Perth and is a typical wheat and sheep town. It probably acquired its unusual name from the local Aboriginal word 'gnowneerup' meaning the 'place of mallee hen eggs'. There was a time when the local people attempted to change the town's name but, in spite of a number of suggestions, the State Lands Department refused.