West Dale, Western Australia

Coordinates: 32°19′S 116°37′E / 32.317°S 116.617°E

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Westdale Western Australia
Westdale

Coordinates	32°19′S 116°37′E / 32.317°S 116.617°E / -32.317; 116.617
Population	93 (SAL 2021)^[1]
Established	1971
Postcode(s)	6304
Elevation	281 m (922 ft)
Area	174.2 km² (67.3 sq mi)
Location	93 km (58 mi) ESE of Perth 44 km (27 mi) south west of Beverley
LGA(s)	Shire of Beverley
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	Pearce

Westdale or West Dale is a locality near the Beverley-Westdale road in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 93 kilometres (58 mi) from Perth. The locality was referred to as West Dale, Beverley in publications in the twentieth century.^[2]^[3]^[4]

The area was settle for farming in the early 1900s, and by 1906 the local progress association requested that land be set aside for a townsite. A railway through the area had been considered but did not eventuate so the land remained uninhabited. A school was built in the area in 1967 and the townsite was eventually gazetted in 1971.^[5]^[6]

The locality takes its name from the Dale River, which had been named after Ensign Robert Dale, who explored the area in 1831.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Westdale (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "PERSONAL". Western Mail. Vol. XXXV, no. 1, 777. Western Australia. 15 January 1920. p. 29. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Advertising". The Beverley Times. Vol. XXIX, no. 1533. Western Australia. 16 August 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MEAT BOARD". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. 76. Australia, Australia. 13 November 1952. p. 4349. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "History of country town names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
^ Western Australia. Dept. of Lands & Surveys (1981), Westdale townsite, The Dept, retrieved 5 February 2023

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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