Wongan Hills Western Australia | |||||||||
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Coordinates | 30°54′00″S 116°43′00″E / 30.90000°S 116.71667°E | ||||||||
Population | 725 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
Established | 1911 | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6603 | ||||||||
Elevation | 286 m (938 ft) | ||||||||
Area | 236.2 km2 (91.2 sq mi) | ||||||||
Location | 182 km (113 mi) NNE of Perth | ||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Wongan-Ballidu | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Moore | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||
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Wongan Hills is a town in the Shire of Wongan-Ballidu, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.[2] The town is approximately 182 km north of the state capital Perth, at an altitude of 286 metres.
The town is named for a nearby range of hills that are found to the north-west of the town, also named Wongan Hills, which was first recorded in 1836 by Surveyor General of Western Australia John Septimus Roe.