Population 296 (2006 census) Postcode(s) 6328 Elevation 126 m Postal code 6328 Federal division Division of O'Connor | Established 1965 LGA(s) City of Albany Founded 1965 Local time Monday 10:09 AM | |
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Location 476 km (296 mi) South East of Perth
100 km (62 mi) North East of Albany
80 km (50 mi) South of Jerramungup State electorate(s) Electoral district of Albany Weather 18°C, Wind E at 6 km/h, 58% Humidity | ||
Wellstead is a small rural town situated in Western Australia in the Great Southern region between Albany and Esperance.
Map of Wellstead WA 6328, Australia
The name commemorates the Wellstead family who settled in the area in 1860 and had held grazing land between Cape Riche and Bremer Bay. Farmland was opened up in the area in the 1960s for cereal cropping and land was set aside for a townsite.The townsite was gazetted in 1965 shortly after establishing a telephone exchange.
John Wellstead still lived in the area in 1881 and sold 700 head of cattle via the market in Albany early the same year. He died in Albany in 1896 but his sons, including John Jr., continued the family pastoral interests in the area.
The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.