Elabbin Western Australia | |
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Coordinates | 31°13′01″S 118°07′59″E / 31.217°S 118.133°E |
Population | 22 (SAL 2021)[1] |
Established | 1913 |
Postcode(s) | 6490 |
Elevation | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
Area | 129.3 km2 (49.9 sq mi) |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Shire of Nungarin |
State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt |
Federal division(s) | Durack |
Elabbin is a small town between Merredin and Mukinbudin in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia located in the Shire of Nungarin.
It originated as a railway siding on the Dowerin to Merredin railway line when constructed in 1912. A demand for land was created by the growth of farming in the area and the town was gazetted in 1913.[2]
Additional agricultural land was opened to selectors in the district close to town in 1917.[3][4][5]
The third CBH class locomotive in service for the CBH Group for grain haulage was named after this locality.