Bunjil, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Bunjil
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Perenjori
Local Map:yes
Zoom:8
Coordinates:-29.665°N 116.371°W
Postcode:6623
Est:1914
Elevation:319
Stategov:Moore
Fedgov:Durack
Dist1:326
Dir1:N
Location1:Perth
Dist2:62
Dir2:SE
Location2:Morawa
Dist3:74
Dir3:N
Location3:Dalwallinu

Bunjil is a small town in Western Australia located on the Mullewa Wubin Road 326km (203miles) north of Perth in the Mid West region. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 61.

The townsite was gazetted in 1914, after being initially established as a railway siding in 1913 to allow transport of crops and stock. The name is Indigenous Australian in origin but its meaning is unknown.

In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.[1]

The main industry in town is wheat farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Country elevators . The West Australian. Perth. 6 July 1932. 6 April 2013. 10. National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: CBH Receival Sites – Contact Details . 2010 . 31 March 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf . 18 March 2012 .