Type: | town |
Meelon | |
State: | wa |
Lga: | Shire of Murray |
Postcode: | 6208 |
Coordinates: | -32.7281°N 115.935°W |
Map Type: | nomap |
Local Map: | yes |
Zoom: | 11 |
Stategov: | Murray-Wellington |
Fedgov: | Canning |
Near-Nw: | Pinjarra |
Near-N: | Oakley |
Near-Ne: | Marrinup |
Near-W: | Blythewood |
Near-E: | Teesdale |
Near-Sw: | Coolup |
Near-S: | Coolup |
Near-Se: | Teesdale |
Dist1: | 28 |
Dir1: | ESE |
Location1: | Mandurah |
Dist2: | 9 |
Dir2: | ESE |
Dist3: | 15 |
Dir3: | W |
Location3: | Dwellingup |
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.
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.
The locality is home to two heritage-listed homesteads, the Kirkham House, also referred to as Riverdale and dating back to 1900, and the Burnside Homestead, constructed in 1860.[1] [2]