Pingaring, Western Australia

Pingaring
Western Australia
Pingaring; Western Australia
	Pingaring
Coordinates	32°45′0″S 118°37′0″E / 32.75000°S 118.61667°E
Population	60 (SAL 2021)
Established	1963
Postcode(s)	6357
Elevation	284 m (932 ft)
Area	877.6 km2 (338.8 sq mi)
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(s)	Shire of Kulin
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	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 railway line, with its location being decided in 1930. The townsite was gazetted in 1963.^[2]

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.^[3]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pingaring (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "History of country town names – P". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2008.
^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.