Koorda, Western Australia

Koorda Western Australia
Railway Street, Koorda, 2018
Koorda
Coordinates	30.83°S 117.48°E / -30.83; 117.48
Population	213 (SAL 2021)[1][2]
Established	1910s
Postcode(s)	6475
Elevation	307 m (1,007 ft)
Area	9.6 km^2 (3.7 sq mi)
Location	236 km (147 mi) NE of Perth 43 km (27 mi) N of Wyalkatchem 36 km (22 mi) W of Bencubbin
LGA(s)	Shire of Koorda
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	Durack

Koorda is a town in the north eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 236 kilometres (147 mi) east of Perth and 43 kilometres (27 mi) north of Wyalkatchem at the northeastern end of the Cowcowing Lakes. It is the main town in the Shire of Koorda. At the 2016 census Koorda had a population of 414.^[3] The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.^[4]

History

In 1913 the government decided to construct a railway line from Wyalkatchem to Mount Marshall (southeast of Bencubbin), and the Central Cowcowing Progress Association requested that land be set aside for a townsite at the proposed siding in this area. In 1914 the Jirimbi and Mulji Progress Association again requested a townsite here, and also in 1914 the proposed siding here was named Koorda at the suggestion of J Hope, the Chief Draftsman in the Lands Department. Hope took the name from a list of words obtained from a Noongar in the Margaret River area, the meaning being given as a "married person". Problems regarding resumption of land for the townsite and the exact siting of the siding meant that the townsite was not gazetted until 1917.^[5][6]

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.^[7]

Politics

Polling place statistics are shown below showing the votes from Koorda in the federal and state elections as indicated.

2004 federal election Source: AEC   Liberal 52.2%   The Nationals 22.3%   Labor 15.2%   One Nation 2.68%   Greens 2.68%	2001 federal election Source: AEC   Liberal 59.0%   One Nation 14.1%   The Nationals 11.8%   Labor 10.8%   Independent 1.64%	1998 federal election Source: AEC^[not specific enough to verify]   Liberal 49.8%   One Nation 15.6%   The Nationals 14.0%   Labor 10.6%   Australia First 5.91%
2005 state election Source: WAEC   The Nationals 54.1%   Liberal 25.3%   Labor 11.1%   One Nation 4.29%   Greens 2.15%	2001 state election Source: WAEC   The Nationals 52.5%   One Nation 28.2%   Labor 12.3%   Independent 2.54%   Greens 2.17%	1996 state election Source: WAEC   The Nationals 81.1%   Labor 18.9%

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Koorda (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Koorda (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021. 
3. 2016 census,
4. "CBH receival sites" (PDF). 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
5. "New Townsite on the Wyalkatchem-Mount Marshall Railway – Koorda (per 1517/13)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 2 February 1917. pp. 1917:155.
6. "History of country town names – K". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 14 March 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2007.
7. "Country elevators". The West Australian. Perth. 6 July 1932. p. 10. Retrieved 6 April 2013 – via National Library of Australia.

External links

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