Popanyinning, Western Australia

Coordinates: 32°40′00″S 117°07′00″E / 32.66667°S 117.11667°E

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Popanyinning Western Australia
Popanyinning General Store, 2014
Popanyinning

Coordinates	32°40′00″S 117°07′00″E / 32.66667°S 117.11667°E / -32.66667; 117.11667
Population	208 (SAL 2021)^[1]
Established	1889
Postcode(s)	6309
Area	186.4 km² (72.0 sq mi)
Location	173 km (107 mi) from Perth 17 km (11 mi) from Pingelly
LGA(s)	Shire of Cuballing
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

Popanyinning is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, along Great Southern Highway between Pingelly and Narrogin. At the date of the 2016 census, Popanyinning had a population of 180.^[2]

History

The name means "water hole" in the local Noongar language and was first recorded in a survey in 1869 for a pool in the Hotham River, and was previously spelt "Popaning" or "Popanying". The first pioneers arrived in 1893, mainly railway construction workers and their families, and the town became one of the original sidings on the Great Southern Railway.^[3] In 1903, the State Government had a few lots surveyed at the siding to meet the needs of local settlers, and in 1904 the townsite was gazetted. Within two years, 72 families were living in the district and the town was an agricultural trading post where settlers could buy supplies or conduct business with incoming or outgoing railway traffic. The Popanyinning Hotel was built in April 1906, and many small stores operated nearby.

However, the town did not grow after the 1920s, and on 9 July 1978 the hotel burnt down, never to be rebuilt.^[4]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Popanyinning (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Popanyinning".
^ "History of country town names – P". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2007.
^ Shire of Cuballing. "History – Popanyinning". Archived from the original on 23 August 2006. Retrieved 14 October 2006.

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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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