Popanyinning Suburb Profile

REIWA

The townsite of Popanyinning is located in the great southern agricultural region, 174 kilometres southeast of Perth and 17 kilometres south southeast of Pingelly. The townsite is located on the Great Southern Railway, a private railway built by the Western Australian Land Company and opened in 1889. Popanyinning was one of the original sidings on the rail line when it opened. In 1896 the Western Australian government purchased the rail line and land, and in 1903 decided to have a few lots surveyed at the Popanyinning siding to meet the requirements of the local settlers. After survey the townsite of Popanyinning was gazetted in 1904.

Popanyinning is an Aboriginal name, first recorded by the surveyor John Forrest in 1869, for a pool in the Hotham River. Some records spell the place Popanying, or Popanyining, but these appear to just be misspellings of the original name. The meaning of Popanyinning is not known.

Popanyinning facts

KEY FACTS

Postcode 6309
Local Government Cuballing
Primary schools Pingelly Primary School, Narrogin Primary School, St Matthew's School, East Narrogin Primary School, Brookton District High School, Wickepin Primary School, Wandering Primary School, Williams Primary School, Yealering Primary School, Boddington District High School
Secondary schools Narrogin Senior High School, Brookton District High School, Western Australian College Of Agriculture - Narrogin, Boddington District High School, Beverley District High School, Wagin District High School, Quairading District High School, Corrigin District High School, York District High School, Kulin District High School
 

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Popanyinning households

 
2016 Census Summary Popanyinning Regional WA
Population - usually resident 180 524,167
Median age of residents (years) 53 39
Average household size (persons) 2.00 3.00
Number of occupied dwellings * 65 176,495
Number of unoccupied dwellings 21 47,139
Median weekly household income $790 $1,415
Median monthly mortgage repayment $1,254 $1,700
Total private dwellings 88 223,635
Area (sqkm) 186 2,520,230
* Excludes visitor only households