Pingaring, Western Australia

Pingaring
Western Australia
Pingaring
Population: 140 (2006 Census) [1]
Established: 1963
Postcode: 6357
Elevation: 284 m (932 ft)
Location:
  • 341 km (212 mi) East South East of Perth
  • 42 km (26 mi) North of Lake Grace
  • 45 km (28 mi) East of Kulin
LGA: Shire of Kulin
State District: Roe
Federal Division: O'Connor

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 line, with its location being decided in 1930. The townsite was gazetted in 1963.[2]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Pingaring(State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC55306&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 
  2. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2008-10-11.