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.[3][4]
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^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Meelon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
meelon, western, australia, meelon, small, townsite, peel, region, western, australia, located, between, pinjarra, dwellingup, within, shire, murray, 2011, census, meelon, population, meelon, western, australiacoordinates32, 72806, 93500, 72806, 93500populatio. 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 2 Meelon Western AustraliaCoordinates32 43 41 S 115 56 6 E 32 72806 S 115 93500 E 32 72806 115 93500Population174 SAL 2021 1 Postcode s 6208Area93 4 km2 36 1 sq mi Location28 km 17 mi ESE of Mandurah9 km 6 mi ESE of Pinjarra15 km 9 mi W of DwellingupLGA s Shire of MurrayState electorate s Murray WellingtonFederal division s CanningLocalities around Meelon Pinjarra Oakley MarrinupBlythewood Meelon TeesdaleCoolup Coolup Teesdale 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 3 4 References edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Meelon suburb and locality Australian Census 2021 QuickStats Retrieved 28 June 2022 nbsp Australian Bureau of Statistics 31 October 2012 Meelon 2011 Census QuickStats Retrieved 31 October 2012 nbsp 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 nbsp This article about a location in Western Australia is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Meelon Western Australia amp oldid 1169758475, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
