Koojan, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia
30°48′S 116°01′E / 30.800°S 116.017°E / -30.800; 116.017Population40 (SAL 2021)[1]Established1910Postcode(s)6510Elevation201 m (659 ft)Area246.1 km2 (95.0 sq mi)Location
  • 160 km (99 mi) north of Perth
  • 18 km (11 mi) south of Moora
LGA(s)Shire of MooraState electorate(s)MooreFederal division(s)Durack

Koojan is a small town located between Moora and Bindoon in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

When the Midland railway was opened in 1894 the site of the present town was established as a railway siding. Some time afterward the area was surveyed and subdivided and the town was gazetted in 1910.[2]

The town is named after the Aboriginal word for a nearby pool of the Moore River. The name was first recorded on maps which were surveyed in 1861 but the meaning of the word is unknown.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Koojan (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of country town names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
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