Meelon, Western Australia
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| Population: | 557 (2006 Census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6208 | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | 32°43′41″S 115°56′06″E / 32.728°S 115.935°ECoordinates: 32°43′41″S 115°56′06″E / 32.728°S 115.935°E | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Shire of Murray | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Murray-Wellington | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Canning | ||||||||||||
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Meelon is a small townsite in the Peel region of Western Australia, located between Pinjarra and Dwellingup within the Shire of Murray. At the 2006 census, Meelon had a population of 557.[1]
It was originally established as a saw-milling site by the local timber industry in the 1900s and was serviced by a siding on the Pinjarra-Narrogin railway. Following the decline of the industry in the 1950s, Meelon all but disappeared, and today primarily consists of medium-acreage farms which are dependent on Pinjarra for services. The Hotham Valley Railway, a tourist railway, passes through but does not stop in Meelon.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Meelon (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC54686&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 17 July 2011.
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