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Merredin's history varies from that of other wheat-belt towns in Western Australia in the sense that it started as a stopping place on the way to the goldfields.The first European explorer into the area was the Surveyor General J. S. Roe, who travelled through the region in 1836 but was not impressed by its dryness and the low rainfall.
The Shire of Merredin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 250 kilometres (155 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. Its seat of government is the town of Merredin, where 2,804 of the Shire's 3,595 residents live. The Shire covers an area of 3,300 square kilometres (1,274 sq mi).
Bruce Rock is a town in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 243 kilometres (151 mi) east of Perth and 48 kilometres (30 mi) southwest of Merredin. It is the main town in the Shire of Bruce Rock .
Local government area Region Population 2011 census Ref. 2016 census Ref. 2021 census Ref. 1 City of Stirling: Perth Metropolitan Region: 195,702 210,208 226,369 2 City of Wanneroo: Perth Metropolitan Region 152,077 188,212 209,111 3 City of Joondalup: Perth Metropolitan Region 152,406 154,445 160,003 4 City of Swan
Nangeenan is a small townsite west of Merredin on Great Eastern Highway, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia (WA). It has rail siding founded in 1898. People moved into the town shortly after. Nangeenan was officially recognized as a townsite in 1905. [2] It has a local hall which was built in 1912. [2]
Mukinbudin is a small town in the north eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 298 kilometres (185 mi) east of Perth and 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Merredin near Lake Campion. It is the main town in the Shire of Mukinbudin. At the 2021 Australian census, Mukinbudin had a population of 336.
The Shire of Nungarin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and with a population of 255 as of the 2021 census, is one of the nation's least populous. It is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Merredin and about 300 kilometres (186 mi) east of the state capital, Perth .
Hines Hill is a town located 240 km (150 mi) east of Perth, between the towns of Merredin and Doodlakine in Western Australia. The town is situated on the Great Eastern Highway and also on the edge of Lake Baandee. The town has one of the first privately owned weighbridges in Western Australia is located close to the town. [2]