13-579: Pingelly is a town and shire located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia , 158 kilometres (98 mi) from Perth via the Brookton Highway and Great Southern Highway . The town is also located on the Great Southern railway line . The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling . At the 2016 census , Pingelly had
26-545: A 24/7 medical centre facility as well as a general practitioner. Silver Chain offers home help, gardening, respite and other aged care services. Narrogin Regional Hospital remains the primary centre servicing the Upper Great Southern area. Shire of Pingelly The Shire of Pingelly is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia , about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southeast of
39-629: A population of 809. The town was originally a railway siding along the Great Southern Railway line, built by the Western Australian Land Company, and opened in 1889. Later the same year the company designed the town and made land available. In 1896 the state government purchased the railway and the land and gazetted the townsite in 1898. Its name is Aboriginal in origin and is the name of the Pingeculling Rocks found to
52-478: Is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia . Cuballing is located 15.1 kilometres (9 mi) north of the town of Narrogin and 192 kilometres (119 mi) southeast of the capital, Perth . The Shire covers an area of 1,195 square kilometres (461 sq mi) and its seat of government is the small town of Cuballing . Over 10% of its area contains native dryandra forests. The economy, worth approximately $ 20 million per year to
65-399: Is a key agricultural centre, with wheat, barley, sheep and cattle farming being the main activities. Pingelly contains a primary school, Bendigo Bank , shopping facilities ( IGA supermarket , chemist, post office, specialty shops, arts and craft shop, hospital auxiliary op shop ), accommodation (hotels, B&B , caravan park), golf course and council offices, and a Community Resource Centre
78-627: Is located within the town. A school bus ferries high school students to Narrogin . Each year two market days with a wide range of items are held in May and October. The Shire of Pingelly has built a new recreation and community centre as well as new aged appropriate accommodation. The town is a stop on the Transwa bus service from Perth to Albany. The Pingelly Health Service is part of the Upper Great Southern Health Services, and includes
91-693: The Shire of Pingelly, of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places , the Pingelly Post Office. A second place on the register, the CBH Bins, Pingelly, was deregistered on 1 July 2021. Formerly on the State Register of Heritage Places: 32°32′02″S 117°05′10″E / 32.534°S 117.086°E / -32.534; 117.086 Shire of Cuballing The Shire of Cuballing
104-530: The contract was awarded to Thorne, Bower and Stewart in early 1894. The hall was opened in September of the same year with a tamar hunt and a ball to mark the occasion. Between 1939 and 1941 three motor racing meetings were held annually in the town, including the Great Southern Flying 50 , using a circuit which went in a clockwise direction. The last event, won by Harley Hammond in his Marquette Special
117-406: The north of the town. The name was first recorded in 1873, and the original settlers referred to the area as Pingegulley for years before the town was gazetted. In early 1898 the population of the town was 89, 52 males and 37 females, however this isn't accurate, as this does not include Aboriginal people. Tenders for the construction of the local agricultural hall were advertised in late 1893,
130-537: The passage of the Local Government Act 1960 , which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. From 20 October 2007, Pingelly is no longer divided into wards, and its 8 councillors represent the entire shire. The ward systems created under successive divisions were as follows: The towns and localities of the Shire of Pingelly with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census : As of 2023, 71 places are heritage-listed in
143-658: The state capital, Perth , between the Shires of Brookton and Cuballing along the Great Southern Highway . The Shire covers an area of 1,295 square kilometres (500 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Pingelly . On 24 December 1891, the Morambine Road District was created. On 21 February 1913, it was renamed the Pingelly Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following
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#1732905918288156-482: The state economy, is based on agriculture, with cereal grains, sheep and pig farming being the main activities. On 31 October 1902, the Cuballing Road District was created. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960 . On 3 May 2003, the shire was divided into two wards. Between 1912 and 2003, the ward names were as follows: The towns and localities of
169-673: Was the final motor sport event held in Western Australia before racing stopped due to World War 2. In the 2016 Census, there were 809 people in Pingelly. Of these 50.4% were male and 49.6% were female. The median age of people in Pingelly was 52 years. Children aged 0–14 years made up 16.8% of the population and people aged 65 years and over made up 29.7% of the population. 73.5% of people were born in Australia. The shire includes over 1,100 residents living both in town and on rural properties, and
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