Kondut, Western Australia

Town in Western Australia

30°43′01″S 116°47′13″E / 30.717°S 116.787°E / -30.717; 116.787Population41 (SAL 2021)^[1]Established1917Postcode(s)6605Elevation296 m (971 ft)Area510.2 km² (197.0 sq mi)Location

205 km (127 mi) north north east of Perth
21 km (13 mi) north of Wongan Hills
75 km (47 mi) south east of Moora

LGA(s)Shire of Wongan-BalliduState electorate(s)Moore Federal division(s)Durack

Kondut is a small town in Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The first European to visit and chart the area was the surveyor C Crossland in 1884. He named a nearby well Conduit Well. The town was originally a railway siding that was constructed in 1913 as part of the Dowerin to Mullewa line. The townsite was later gazetted in 1917.^[2]

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

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kondut (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "History of country town names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.