Condingup Business Community

• Local Businesses
• Industries in this Area
• Employment
• Housing & Accommodation

Local Businesses

	South Coast Stock Scan Lot 157 Ralston St Condingup ph: 08 9076 6153		Condingup Machining & Engineering BG & L Hulm ph: 08 9076 6164
	Mobile Windmill Services & Maintenance 119 Ralston St Condingup ph: 08 9076 6209		Condingup Earthworks 150 Overheu St Condingup ph: 08 9076 6098
	Condingup Tavern & Store (Post Centre) Sutcliffe St Condingup ph: 08 9076 6024		Old Country Craft Shop Ralston St Condingup ph: 08 9076 6010
	Elders Agent for Rural Supplies GR & RL Hulm Ralston St Condingup ph: 08 9076 6117		Condingup Vineyard J & C Creighton Orleans Bay Rd Condingup ph: 08 9076 6253
	Dukes Charters & Scenic Tours (Sea-going) Ralston St Condingup ph: 08 9076 6223		Duke of Orleans Bay Caravan Park (20 kms from Condingup) Wharton Rd ph: 08 9075 0033
	Drifting Timbers Hugh Muntz Fisheries Rd Condingup ph: 08 9076 6676		Beaumont Gypsum & AF Ridgway Earthmoving & Farm Contractors Ralston St Condingup ph: 08 9076 6173

Industries in this Area

Sheep

Most farms in the area contribute to the sheep industry, whether for meat or for wool.

Much outside labour is employed for necessary procedures such as, drenching, crutching, mustering and shearing.

Cattle

The cattle industry East of Esperance is substantial. Mainly Angus cattle are bred for beef and most farms in the area close to the coast run beef as well as sheep and growing crops, because the high rainfall allows it. The cattle shown here are on Peter Erderley's farm.

Grains

Grain is sown after rain during May to July. Aroona Station in this area devotes 12,000 of it's 30,000 acres to cropping. The crops grown here are wheat, canola, barley, oats and lupins. The season lasts from November to January depending on the season. Some casual labour is always available. The grain is received at Beaumont Bin which holds 10,000 tonnes of grain and employs casual labour during the season.

Trees

Trees are becoming a very popular industry in the Condingup area. The variety grown is Blue gums.

Employment

Aside from the businesses mentioned above, there are several other employers in the townsite.

• The three school buses have 3 employees. A school bus runs on all school days to Esperance High School and gathers in children from the surrounding district.
• The local primary school employs 10 staff depending on school pupil numbers.
• The small shire depot employs 2 permanent workers and has a truck, front-end loader, roller and grader.
• Farms around the area produce sheep, cattle and grain. They vary from 5000 acres to 30,000 acres and employ families who live on the farm. Casual work is available during seeding and harvesting on farms and at the huge storage depot, 30 kms North of Condingup.
• The sheep industry is serviced with shearers and shed staff by contractors who travel daily to shearing sheds from Esperance. The transport of sheep, grain and cattle is done by trucking companies in Esperance and the surrounding districts.

Housing and Accommodation

Overnight and holiday accommodation is only available at Duke of Orleans Bay Caravan Park in cabins or camping sites.

Houses for long-term rental or sale are available in the town of Condingup.