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Kulyaling, formerly Kulyalling, is a small town just off the Great Southern Highway located between Brookton and Pingelly in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

Kulyaling Western Australia
Kulyaling
Coordinates	32°28′S 117°03′E
Established	1907
Postcode(s)	6308
Elevation	262 m (860 ft)
Location	148 km (92 mi) ESE of Perth 10 km (6 mi) S of Brookton
LGA(s)	Shire of Pingelly
State electorate(s)	Wagin
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

A railway siding named Westbrook was the origin of the town. The siding was established in 1905 and then the local progress association petitioned for a townsite to be declared. The townsite was gazetted in 1906 as Westbrook but the Lands Department sought to change the name as Westbrook was already in use. Two Aboriginal names were considered; Nimbedilling and Colyalling. The name was changed and the town was gazetted in 1907.[1]

The name of the town comes from the Aboriginal name for a local water source and rock formation but the meaning is unknown.

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