Bindi Bindi, Western Australia
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Bindi Bindi Western Australia |
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Established | 1947 |
Postcode(s) | 6574 |
Elevation | 310 m (1,017 ft) |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Shire of Moora |
State electorate(s) | Moore |
Federal Division(s) | Durack |
Bindi Bindi is a small town located between Moora and Wongan Hills in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.
The town originated as a Western Australian Government Railways siding and was gazetted in 1947.[1] The name is Aboriginal in origin and is the word for stick or skewer on which a coat is hung. The doubling of the word is to indicate many of them.
The main industry in town is wheat farming with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.[2]