Walgoolan, Western Australia

Walgoolan is a small town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is between Merredin and Bodallin along the Great Eastern Highway. Walgoolan was started between 1895 and 1899. It began as a railroad siding. Land was set aside for a townsite in 1913. Lots were surveyed in 1922. The townsite was gazetted in 1923.

Walgoolan
Western Australia
Walgoolan is located in Western Australia
Walgoolan
Walgoolan
Coordinates31°23′00″S 118°34′00″E
Population64 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1923
Postcode(s)6422
Elevation329 m (1,079 ft)
Location
  • 290 km (180 mi) ENE of Perth
  • 8 km (5 mi) E of Burracoppin
LGA(s)Shire of Westonia
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)O'Connor

The name of the town is Aboriginal and means place where the short bushes grow.

After World War I, nearly 100 settlers took land in the area. They planted cereal crops, mostly wheat.

In 1932, Emu War, started in Walgoolan.

The Great Depression and many droughts hurt the area. By 1940 there was only one shop and the townsite was abandoned soon after. By 2010 only 10 families remain in the district.

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Walgoolan (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
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