Yoting, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Yoting
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Quairading
Local Map:yes
Zoom:10
Coordinates:-31.9667°N 153°W
Postcode:6383
Est:1914
Elevation:274
Stategov:Central Wheatbelt
Fedgov:O’Connor
Dist1:183
Dir1:east
Location1:Perth
Dist2:19
Dir2:east
Location2:Quairading

Yoting is a small town located between Quairadingand 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.

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.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CBH receival sites . 2011 . 17 April 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120318082458/https://www.cbh.com.au/media/120302/cbh%20receival%20sites%20-%20contact%20details.pdf . 18 March 2012 .