Miling, Western Australia

Miling is a small town in the Shire of Moora, 200 kilometres (124 mi) north of Perth, Western Australia. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 101.

Miling
Western Australia
The Miling Hotel
Miling is located in Western Australia
Miling
Miling
Coordinates30°29′S 116°22′E
Population101 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6575
Area696.5 km2 (268.9 sq mi)
Location200 km (124 mi) N of Perth
LGA(s)Shire of Moora
State electorate(s)Moore
Federal division(s)Durack

Miling is the terminus of the Clackline–Miling railway branch line 150 miles from Perth. This branch line originally started at Clackline, but after the changes to the Eastern Railway in 1966 commenced at West Toodyay.

Miling is within the network known as the "wheatbins", which are areas served by the Wheatbelt railway lines of Western Australia.[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]

Notes

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Miling (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. Aerial Surveys Australia; HRRC (1963), Aerial photographs of the Miling wheat bin, 2 Dec. 1963 [picture], retrieved 18 October 2012
  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.

References

  • Seymour, A. L. (Amelia L.) (1979) The development of Miling. Miling [W.A.] : A.L. Seymour



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