Moojebing, Western Australia

Moojebing
Western Australia
Moojebing
Location in Western Australia
Coordinates33°36′18″S 117°30′25″E / 33.605°S 117.507°E / -33.605; 117.507
Population63 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)6317
Elevation309 m (1,014 ft)
Area102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Katanning
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor

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.