Maya, Western Australia

Maya
Western Australia
Maya in 2018
Maya is located in Western Australia
Maya
Maya
Map
Coordinates29°52′57″S 116°30′09″E / 29.88250°S 116.50250°E / -29.88250; 116.50250
Population20 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1913
Postcode(s)6614
Elevation343 m (1,125 ft)
Area570.5 km2 (220.3 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Perenjori
State electorate(s)Moore
Federal division(s)Durack

Maya is a small town in the Mid West region of Western Australia.

The town's name is a result of the shortening of the Indigenous Australian word for a nearby spring, Pocanmaya. The name was first recorded by surveyors in 1876.

The town originated as a railway siding on the Mullewa to Wongan Hills railway line that was planned in 1913. The townsite was gazetted in 1913 and the railway commenced operation in 1915.[2]

In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.[3]

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.[4]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Maya (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of country town names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  4. ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.

Media related to Maya, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons


Stub icon

This Western Australia article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.