Corrigin, Western Australia

Corrigin
Western Australia
Campbell Street, Corrigin, 2018
Corrigin is located in Western Australia
Corrigin
Corrigin
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Coordinates32°20′S 117°53′E / 32.33°S 117.88°E / -32.33; 117.88
Population625 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1900s
Postcode(s)6375
Elevation295 m (968 ft)
Area393.6 km2 (152.0 sq mi)
Location229 km (142 mi) from Perth
LGA(s)Shire of Corrigin
RegionWheatbelt
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)O'Connor
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
23.5 °C
74 °F
9.9 °C
50 °F
375.5 mm
14.8 in

Corrigin is a town in the central Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 229 kilometres (142 mi) east-southeast of the state capital, Perth, Western Australia, along State Route 40. It is mostly a farming community focused on crops and sheep, and holds the world record of "the most dogs in a ute".[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Corrigin (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Shire of Corrigin (25 October 2005). "Dog In A Ute 2002". Archived from the original on 13 September 2009. Retrieved 15 November 2006.