West Dale, Western Australia

Westdale or West Dale is a locality near the Beverley-Westdale road in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 93 kilometres (58 mi) from Perth. The locality was referred to as West Dale, Beverley in publications in the twentieth century.[2][3][4]

Westdale
Western Australia
Westdale is located in Western Australia
Westdale
Westdale
Coordinates32°19′S 116°37′E
Population93 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1971
Postcode(s)6304
Elevation281 m (922 ft)
Area174.2 km2 (67.3 sq mi)
Location
  • 93 km (58 mi) ESE of Perth
  • 44 km (27 mi) south west of Beverley
LGA(s)Shire of Beverley
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)Pearce

The area was settle for farming in the early 1900s, and by 1906 the local progress association requested that land be set aside for a townsite. A railway through the area had been considered but did not eventuate so the land remained uninhabited. A school was built in the area in 1967 and the townsite was eventually gazetted in 1971.[5][6]

The locality takes its name from the Dale River, which had been named after Ensign Robert Dale, who explored the area in 1831.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Westdale (WA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "PERSONAL". Western Mail. Vol. XXXV, no. 1, 777. Western Australia. 15 January 1920. p. 29. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "Advertising". The Beverley Times. Vol. XXIX, no. 1533. Western Australia. 16 August 1935. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN MEAT BOARD". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. No. 76. Australia, Australia. 13 November 1952. p. 4349. Retrieved 5 February 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "History of country town names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  6. Western Australia. Dept. of Lands & Surveys (1981), Westdale townsite, The Dept, retrieved 5 February 2023
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