Lower Chittering, Western Australia

Coordinates: 31°33′22″S 116°5′13″E / 31.55611°S 116.08694°E

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Lower Chittering
Western Australia

Lower Chittering

Coordinates

31°33′22″S 116°5′13″E / 31.55611°S 116.08694°E

Population

2,408 (SAL 2021)^[1]

Postcode(s)

6084

Area

118.7 km² (45.8 sq mi)

Location

61 km (38 mi) NNE of Perth

Suburbs around Lower Chittering:
Bindoon		Wannamal
	Lower Chittering	Julimar
Muchea	Bullsbrook	Gidgegannup

Lower Chittering is a locality in the Shire of Chittering within part of the Chittering Valley. The Chittering Valley is well known for its abundance of wild flowers and beautiful green rolling hills. At the 2006 census, Lower Chittering had a population of 1,395.^[2]

Lower Chittering consists largely of rural and rural residential properties. A local developer^[3] is developing a 102-hectare (250-acre) parcel called Chittering Retreat into 45 rural residential lots. This development is mainly on cleared land although many mature trees exist on the gently undulating landform. Natural fresh water springs are not very common in the area however Chittering Retreat has a substantial fresh water spring.

Developments such as Chittering Retreat help provide important infrastructure to the area such as the upgrading of Morley Road, Lower Chittering and undergrounding of some power services.

There is also a Catholic school in Lower Chittering, called Immaculate Heart College.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lower Chittering (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lower Chittering (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
^ Tuart Properties Archived 2007-03-10 at the Wayback Machine

Towns in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia

Avon Sub-Region

Shire of Beverley	Beverley Mount Kokeby West Dale
Shire of Cunderdin	Cunderdin Meckering Youndegin
Shire of Dowerin	Amery Dowerin Ejanding Manmanning Minnivale
Shire of Goomalling	Goomalling Jennacubbine Wongamine
Shire of Northam	Bakers Hill Clackline Copley Grass Valley Irishtown Jennapullin Meenaar Mokine Northam Spencers Brook Wundowie
Shire of Quairading	Badjaling Balkuling Dangin Pantapin Quairading Yoting
Shire of Tammin	Bungulla North Tammin Tammin South Tammin Yorkrakine
Shire of Toodyay	Bailup Bejoording Coondle Morangup Toodyay West Toodyay
Shire of Wyalkatchem	Benjaberring Cowcowing Korrelocking Wyalkatchem
Shire of York	Cold Harbour Greenhills Gwambygine Mount Hardey York

Central Coast Sub-Region

Shire of Chittering	Bindoon Chittering Lower Chittering Mooliabeenee Muchea Wannamal
Shire of Dandaragan	Badgingarra Cataby Cervantes Cooljarloo Dandaragan Grey Jurien Bay Mimegarra Nambung Regans Ford Wedge Island
Shire of Gingin	Beermullah Caraban Gabbadah Gingin Guilderton Karakin Lancelin Ledge Point Moore River Neergabby Nilgen Seabird Wilbinga Woodridge

Central East Sub-Region

Shire of Bruce Rock	Ardath Babakin Belka Bruce Rock Erikin Kwolyin Shackleton
Shire of Kellerberrin	Baandee Doodlakine Kellerberrin
Shire of Kondinin	Bendering Hyden Karlgarin Kondinin
Shire of Koorda	Koorda Kulja
Shire of Merredin	Booraan Burracoppin Hines Hill Korbel Merredin Muntadgin Nangeenan Nokaning Nukarni
Shire of Mount Marshall	Beacon Bencubbin Gabbin Welbungin Wialki*
Shire of Mukinbudin	Barbalin Bonnie Rock Lake Brown Mukinbudin Wialki*
Shire of Narembeen	Mount Walker Narembeen South Kumminin
Shire of Nungarin	Campion Chandler Elabbin Kwelkan Nungarin
Shire of Trayning	Kununoppin Trayning Yelbeni
Shire of Westonia	Carrabin Walgoolan Westonia
Shire of Yilgarn	Bodallin Bullfinch Ghouli Koolyanobbing Marvel Loch Moorine Rock Mount Holland Mount Jackson Mount Palmer Noongar Southern Cross Yellowdine Yerbillon

Central Midlands Sub-Region

Shire of Dalwallinu	Buntine Dalwallinu Kalannie Pithara Wubin Xantippe
Shire of Moora	Bindi Bindi Coomberdale Koojan Miling Moora Walebing Watheroo
Shire of Victoria Plains	Bolgart Calingiri Mogumber New Norcia Piawaning Yerecoin
Shire of Wongan-Ballidu	Ballidu Burakin Cadoux Kondut Kokardine Wongan Hills

Wheatbelt South Sub-Region

Shire of Brookton	Aldersyde Brookton Jelcobine Kweda Nalya
Shire of Corrigin	Bilbarin Bullaring Bulyee Corrigin Kunjin
Shire of Cuballing	Cuballing Popanyinning Yornaning
Shire of Dumbleyung	Dongolocking Dumbleyung Kukerin Merilup Moulyinning Nippering Tarin Rock
Shire of Kulin	Dudinin Holt Rock Jitarning Kulin Pingaring
Shire of Lake Grace	Beenong Lake Grace Lake King Newdegate Varley
Shire of Narrogin	Highbury Narrogin Yilliminning
Shire of Pingelly	Dattening Kulyaling Moorumbine Pingelly
Shire of Wagin	Ballaying Piesseville Wagin
Shire of Wandering	Bannister* Dwarda Gleneagle Mooterdine Mount Cooke North Bannister Wandering
Shire of West Arthur	Arthur River Boolading Bowelling Darkan Duranillin Moodiarrup
Shire of Wickepin	Harrismith Wickepin Tincurrin Yealering
Shire of Williams	Culbin Congelin Williams

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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