Pingaring, Western Australia
Pingaring | |
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Pingaring | |
Interactive map of Pingaring | |
| Coordinates: 32°45′0″S 118°37′0″E / 32.75000°S 118.61667°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Established | 1963 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Area | |
• Total | 877.6 km2 (338.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 284 m (932 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 60 (SAL 2021)[2] |
| Postcode | 6357 |
Pingaring is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
The name of the town is the Indigenous Australian name of a nearby spring that was first recorded by surveyors in 1926. The town originated as a railway siding on the Hyden to Lake Grace railway line, with its location being decided in 1930. The townsite was gazetted in 1963.[3]
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pingaring (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pingaring (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of country town names – P". Landgate. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
- ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.