Meelon, Western Australia

Meelon
Meelon
Town
	Interactive map of Meelon
	Coordinates: 32°43′41″S 115°56′6″E / 32.72806°S 115.93500°E
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
LGA	Shire of Murray;
Location	28 km (17 mi) ESE of Mandurah ; 9 km (5.6 mi) ESE of Pinjarra ; 15 km (9.3 mi) W of Dwellingup ;
Government
• State electorate	Murray-Wellington;
• Federal division	Canning;
Area
• Total	93.4 km2 (36.1 sq mi)
Population
• Total	174 (SAL 2021)
Postcode	6208
	Localities around Meelon

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.^[3]

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.^[4]^[5]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Meelon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Meelon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Meelon". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
^ "Riverdale, Coolup". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
^ "Burnside Homestead". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Meelon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Meelon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[Census2011Y-3] Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Meelon". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 October 2012.

[4] "Riverdale, Coolup". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

[5] "Burnside Homestead". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 11 August 2023.

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Cities, towns, and localities in the Peel region of Western Australia
City of Mandurah	Bouvard Clifton Coodanup Dawesville Dudley Park Erskine Falcon Greenfields Halls Head Herron Lakelands Madora Bay Mandurah (suburb) Meadow Springs Parklands San Remo Silver Sands Wannanup
Shire of Boddington	Bannister* Boddington Crossman Lower Hotham Marradong Mount Wells Quindanning Ranford Upper Murray Wuraming
Shire of Murray	Banksiadale Barragup Birchmont Blythewood Coolup Dwellingup Etmilyn Fairbridge Furnissdale Holyoake Inglehope Keralup* Marrinup Meelon Myara Nambeelup Nirimba North Dandalup North Yunderup Oakley Pinjarra Point Grey Ravenswood Solus South Yunderup Stake Hill Teesdale West Coolup West Pinjarra Whittaker
Shire of Waroona	Hamel Lake Clifton Nanga Brook Preston Beach Wagerup Waroona
^* Indicates locality is only partially located within this local government area. Places in bold are the council seat for the local government area

Towns, suburbs and localities in the Shire of Murray, Peel Region, Western Australia
Major settlements	Barragup Coolup Dwellingup Furnissdale North Dandalup North Yunderup Pinjarra Ravenswood South Yunderup
Other settlements	Banksiadale Blythewood Birchmont Etmilyn Fairbridge Holyoake Inglehope Keralup Marrinup Meelon Myara Nambeelup Nirimba Oakley Point Grey Solus Stake Hill Teesdale West Coolup West Pinjarra Whittaker