What is "condingup"

Condingup is a town in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The town is in the Shire of Esperance local government area, south east of the state capital, Perth. At the 2006 census, Condingup and the surrounding region had a population of 429.

Condingup was declared a townsite on 3 May 1963. The name is thought to be derived from the Aboriginal word Kunjinup, a local wildflower. Local industry includes cattle, sheep and grain production.

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.