Pingaring, Western Australia

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Pingaring
Western Australia
Pingaring is located in Western Australia
Pingaring
Pingaring
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Population 140 (2006 Census)[1]
Established 1963
Postcode(s) 6357
Elevation 284 m (932 ft)
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) Roe
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 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]

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