Dandaragan, Western Australia
Dandaragan is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The Dandaragan plateau is the underlying geological feature of the area.
| Dandaragan Western Australia | |
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.JPG.webp) Dandaragan Store, 2014. | |
  Dandaragan | |
| Coordinates | 30°41′S 115°42′E |
| Population | 292 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Established | 1850 gazetted 1958 |
| Postcode(s) | 6507 |
| Elevation | 193 m (633 ft) |
| Area | 974.4 km2 (376.2 sq mi) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Dandaragan |
| State electorate(s) | Moore |
| Federal division(s) | Durack |
History
The first recorded land lease was to William Brockman in 1848; he had a 2,428-hectare (6,000-acre) land lease at Muchamulla Springs.[2]
The name of Dandaragan was first recorded in 1850 as the name of a nearby gulley and spring or watering hole known as Dandaraga spring. The word is Indigenous Australian in origin and is thought to mean good kangaroo country. James Drummond settled in the area in 1850 and established a farm. A police station was built later and the townsite was gazetted in 1958.[3]
Select Harvests unsuccessfully attempted to grow a large almond orchard near Dandaragan between 2010 and 2015.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dandaragan (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- "Shire of Dandaragan – History". 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 25 October 2008.
- "History of country town names – D". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2008.
