Yoting
Western Australia
Yoting grain receival point, 2018
Yoting is located in Western Australia
Yoting
Yoting
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Coordinates31°58′S 117°36′E / 31.967°S 117.600°E / -31.967; 117.600
Population17 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1914
Postcode(s)6383
Elevation274 m (899 ft)
Area115.5 km2 (44.6 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Quairading
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)O’Connor

Yoting is a small town located between Quairading and 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.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yoting (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of country town names – Y". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  3. ^ "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2011.

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Towns in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia
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