Yoting, Western Australia

Yoting
Town
Yoting grain receival point, 2018
Yoting
Coordinates: 31°58′S117°36′E / 31.967°S 117.600°E / -31.967; 117.600
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
LGA	Shire of Quairading
Location	183 km (114 mi) east of Perth 19 km (12 mi) east of Quairading
Established	1914
Government
•  State electorate	Central Wheatbelt
•  Federal division	O’Connor
Area
• Total	115.5 km2 (44.6 sq mi)
Elevation	274 m (899 ft)
Population
• Total	17 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode	6383

Yoting is a small town located between Quairading and Bruce Rock in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

It was originally a station on the Quairading to Bruce Rock railway line when it was established in 1912. Lots were surveyed in early 1914 and the townsite was gazetted later the same year. ^[2]

The name is Aboriginal in origin and was taken from the nearby Yoting well. The well or spring first appeared on maps in 1873. Bruce Leake, an early settler, noted that the words Yot means two women fighting with wannas or digging sticks.

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a grain receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling. ^[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yoting (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "History of country town names – Y". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
3. "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2011.

External links

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