Local Government Area
Katanning
Postcode
6317
Population
3,637 (2021 census)
Area
136.70 km²
Coordinates
-33.6907, 117.5768
Data
Based on Australian Bureau of Statistics ASGS boundaries, licensed under CC BY 4.0.

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About Katanning

Katanning is a town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 277 km south-east of Perth. The name comes from a Noongar word meaning meeting place, where the territory of three Aboriginal groups met. The town grew around the Great Southern Railway, opened in 1889, and was gazetted in 1898. It is one of Australia's most multicultural regional centres, with a large Cocos Malay community.

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