Meelon Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°43′41″S115°56′6″E / 32.72806°S 115.93500°E Coordinates: 32°43′41″S115°56′6″E / 32.72806°S 115.93500°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 174 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6208 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 93.4 km2 (36.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Shire of Murray | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Murray-Wellington | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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Meelon is a small townsite in the Peel region of Western Australia, located between Pinjarra and Dwellingup within the Shire of Murray. At the 2011 census, Meelon had a population of 224. [2]
It was originally established as a saw-milling site by the local timber industry in the 1900s and was serviced by a siding on the Pinjarra-Narrogin railway. Following the decline of the industry in the 1950s, Meelon all but disappeared, and today primarily consists of medium-acreage farms which are dependent on Pinjarra for services. The Hotham Valley Railway, a tourist railway, passes through but does not stop in Meelon.
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