Elabbin, Western Australia
Elabbin | |
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Elabbin | |
Interactive map of Elabbin | |
| Coordinates: 31°13′01″S 118°07′59″E / 31.217°S 118.133°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Established | 1913 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Area | |
• Total | 129.3 km2 (49.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 22 (SAL 2021)[2] |
| Postcode | 6490 |
Elabbin is a small town between Merredin and Mukinbudin in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia located in the Shire of Nungarin.
It originated as a railway siding on the Dowerin to Merredin railway line when constructed in 1912. A demand for land was created by the growth of farming in the area and the town was gazetted in 1913.[3]
Additional agricultural land was opened to selectors in the district close to town in 1917.[4][5][6]
The third CBH class locomotive in service for the CBH Group for grain haulage was named after this locality.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Elabbin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Elabbin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of country town names – E". Landgate. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
- ^ "Selectors Guide - New locations". The Sunday Times. Perth: National Library of Australia. 8 April 1917. p. 28. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ Western Australia. Department of Lands and Surveys (1913), Townsite of Elabbin, Dept. of Lands & Surveys W.A, retrieved 27 August 2024
- ^ Western Australia. Department of Lands and Surveys (1968), Elabbin townsite, Dept. of Lands & Surveys W.A, retrieved 27 August 2024