Population 113 (2006 census) Postcode(s) 6420 Elevation 347 m Postal code 6420 Lga Shire of Merredin | Established 1925 State electorate(s) Central Wheatbelt Founded 1925 Local time Wednesday 3:41 AM Federal division Division of Durack | |
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Location 293 km (182 mi) East of Perth
56 km (35 mi) SE of Merredin | ||
Muntadgin is a townsite off the Great Eastern Highway on Brissenden Road, situated between the towns of Bruce Rock and Southern Cross in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, Muntadgin had a population of 113.
Map of Muntadgin WA 6420, Australia
Originating as a railway siding on the Narembeen to Merredin line the district surveyor thought the location would be ideal for a townsite. The townsite was surveyed and gazetted in 1925.
A hotel licence was granted in 1931 to Colin Geoffery Elliot to run the hotel that had recently been constructed in the town.
The name is Aboriginal in origin and is taken from the nearby Muntadgin Soak which first appeared on maps of the area in 1912.
Currently the town still has a wheat siding, the Muntadgin hotel that provides meals and accommodation and recreation facilities including a golf course. The town celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2005. The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.