West Dale, Western Australia
Town in Western Australia
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Westdale or West Dale is a locality near the Beverley-Westdale road in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, 93 kilometres (58 mi) from Perth. The locality was referred to as West Dale, Beverley in publications in the twentieth century.[2][3][4]
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| Coordinates: 32°19′S 116°37′E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
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| Location | |
| Established | 1971 |
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| Area | |
• Total | 174.2 km2 (67.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 281 m (922 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 93 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode | 6304 |
The area was settle for farming in the early 1900s, and by 1906 the local progress association requested that land be set aside for a townsite. A railway through the area had been considered but did not eventuate so the land remained uninhabited. A school was built in the area in 1967 and the townsite was eventually gazetted in 1971.[5][6]
The locality takes its name from the Dale River, which had been named after Ensign Robert Dale, who explored the area in 1831.
