Gabbin, Western Australia

Gabbin Western Australia
Hammond Street, Gabbin, 2018
Gabbin
Coordinates	30.8°S 117.683°E / -30.8; 117.683
Population	44 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1918
Postcode(s)	6476
Elevation	343 m (1,125 ft)
Area	806.9 km^2 (311.5 sq mi)
Location	255 km (158 mi) north east of Perth 19 km (12 mi) east of Koorda 95 km (59 mi) north west of Merredin
LGA(s)	Shire of Mount Marshall
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	Durack

Gabbin is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The townsite originally served as a railway station for the Wyalkatchem to Mount Marshall line that was constructed through the area in 1913. The townsite was gazetted in 1918 and was named after the railway station.^[2]

In 1932 the Wheat Pool of Western Australia announced that the town would have two grain elevators, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding.^[3] Work on the bulk handling depot commenced late in 1933.^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gabbin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "History of country town names – G". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2008.
3. "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
4. "Country news". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 2 October 1933. p. 14. Retrieved 7 April 2013.