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Kweda is a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 45 kilometres (28 mi) east of the town of Brookton.

Kweda Western Australia
Kweda
Coordinates	32.38°S 117.42°E / -32.38; 117.42
Population	4 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1915
Postcode(s)	6306
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Location	190 km (118 mi) ESE of Perth 43 km (27 mi) E of Brookton
LGA(s)	Shire of Brookton
State electorate(s)	Wagin
Federal division(s)	O'Connor

History

The government was planning to build a railway line between Brookton and Kunjin (near Corrigin), in 1913, and one of the proposed stations was a "Quandadine Siding", located near Quandadine Pool in the Avon River. Marshall Fox, the district surveyor, proposed creating a townsite here in 1914, and land was resumed for this purpose later that year.

By the time the railway line was opened in 1915 the name of the siding had been changed to Kweda, and this was the name applied when the townsite was gazetted in 1918. This name may be derived from "Queeda", a Noongar name for the Casuarina tree.[2]

References

External links

• Pictures taken at Kweda (Don Copley)

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