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Town in Wheatbelt region of Western Australia

Dandaragan
Western Australia
Dandaragan Store, 2014.
Dandaragan is located in Western AustraliaDandaraganDandaragan
Coordinates30°41′S 115°42′E / 30.683°S 115.700°E / -30.683; 115.700
Population292 (SAL 2021)
Established1850 gazetted 1958
Postcode(s)6507
Elevation193 m (633 ft)
Area974.4 km (376.2 sq mi)
Location
  • 170 km (106 mi) north of Perth
  • 29 km (18 mi) west of Moora
  • 98 km (61 mi) south east of Jurien Bay
LGA(s)Shire of Dandaragan
State electorate(s)Moore
Federal division(s)Durack

Dandaragan is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The Dandaragan plateau is the underlying geological feature of the area.

History

The first recorded land lease was to William Brockman in 1848; he had a 2,428-hectare (6,000-acre) land lease at Muchamulla Springs.

The name of Dandaragan was first recorded in 1850 as the name of a nearby gulley and spring or watering hole known as Dandaraga spring. The word is Indigenous Australian in origin and is thought to mean good kangaroo country. James Drummond settled in the area in 1850 and established a farm. A police station was built later and the townsite was gazetted in 1958.

Select Harvests unsuccessfully attempted to grow a large almond orchard near Dandaragan between 2010 and 2015.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dandaragan (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "Shire of Dandaragan – History". 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
  3. "History of country town names – D". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2008.

External links

Media related to Dandaragan, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons

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Central Coast Sub-Region
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Central East Sub-Region
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Shire of Merredin
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Shire of Mukinbudin
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Shire of Trayning
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Central Midlands Sub-Region
Shire of Dalwallinu
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  • Places in bold are the council seat for the local government area
  • Places in italics are either former settlements or settlements that do not have an official postcode
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