Meelon, Western Australia

Meelon Western Australia
Meelon
Population:	557 (2006 Census)[1]
Postcode:	6208
Coordinates:	32°43′41″S 115°56′06″E / 32.728°S 115.935°E / -32.728; 115.935Coordinates: 32°43′41″S 115°56′06″E / 32.728°S 115.935°E / -32.728; 115.935
Location:	28 km (17 mi) ESE of Mandurah 9 km (6 mi) ESE of Pinjarra 15 km (9 mi) W of Dwellingup
LGA:	Shire of Murray
State District:	Murray-Wellington
Federal Division:	Canning
Localities around Meelon: Pinjarra Oakley Marrinup Blythewood Meelon Teesdale Coolup Coolup Teesdale

Meelon is a small townsite in the Peel region of Western Australia, located between Pinjarra and Dwellingup within the Shire of Murray. At the 2006 census, Meelon had a population of 557.^[1]

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.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Meelon (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC54686&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 17 July 2011.