| Type: | town |
| Pinwernying | |
| State: | wa |
| Lga: | Shire of Katanning |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 12 |
| Coordinates: | -33.6658°N 117.5406°W |
| Postcode: | 6317 |
| Est: | 1892 |
| Dist1: | 248 |
| Dir1: | SE |
| Location1: | Perth |
| Dist2: | 154 |
| Dir2: | N |
| Location2: | Albany |
| Dist3: | 3 |
| Dir3: | S |
| Location3: | Katanning |
| Fedgov: | O'Connor |
| Stategov: | Roe |
| Near-Nw: | Moojebing |
| Near-N: | Moojebing |
| Near-Ne: | Katanning |
| Near-W: | Katanning |
| Near-E: | Katanning |
| Near-Sw: | Katanning |
| Near-S: | Katanning |
| Near-Se: | Katanning |
Pinwernying is a town and locality of the Shire of Katanning in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, adjacent to Katanning. The Great Southern Railway forms the western border of the locality.[1] [2]
The larger eastern part of the Shire of Katanning, up to Katanning itself, is located on the traditional land of the Koreng people.[3] [4] The smaller western part, west of Katanning, is located on the traditional land of the Kaneang people, with both being of the Noongar nation. Pinwernying is at the border of both areas.[5] [6] [7]
While Katanning, in its early days, was a private townsite and owned by the Western Australian Land Company, the state government reserved land nearby at what would become the townsite of Pinwernying. Pinwernying was gazetted in 1892 and is named after Pinwernying Soak, the indigenous name of a nearby water source. Pinwernying Soak was recorded by a surveyor in 1887, but the meaning of the name is unknown.
The heritage listed Great Southern Railway Memorial is located on the Pinwernying side of the railway line and dates back to 1939, to the fiftieth anniversary of the opening of the line in 1889.[8]