East Pingelly
WA 6308 • Western Australia
About East Pingelly
East Pingelly is a rural locality in Western Australia's Wheatbelt region, situated within the Shire of Pingelly approximately 160 kilometres southeast of Perth via the Great Southern Highway. Covering an extensive 924 square kilometres, it is a sparsely populated farming district with a population of 211 residents according to the 2021 Census. The locality is characterised by broad-acre cropping, sheep grazing, and the open pastoral landscapes that have defined the Pingelly district since European settlement.
The Shire of Pingelly is known for wheat and cereal crop farming, sheep grazing, and its rich colonial heritage, with the Pingelly townsite serving as the main service centre for surrounding localities. The townsite features a community craft centre and heritage buildings that reflect the region's agricultural history. East Pingelly suits those drawn to a quiet, land-based rural lifestyle with access to the Great Southern Highway corridor and proximity to the Dryandra Woodland, one of the south-west's significant remnant woodland reserves and a sanctuary for threatened species including the numbat.
East Pingelly falls under postcode 6308 and is governed by the local council Council (LGA). For state elections, residents vote in the Central Wheatbelt (Agricultural) electorate.
Location
Transport & Commute
Bus Services
- Transwa coach services — Perth / Albany (via Great Southern Highway) ~2 hr 30 min to Perth
Commute to Perth CBD
🛣️ Access via Great Southern Highway and Brookton Highway. Car is the primary mode of transport.
A sparsely populated rural locality — all daily errands require a car, with the nearest services in Pingelly townsite
Supermarkets Nearby
No major supermarkets listed for this suburb.
Schools
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Park Street
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2 Watts Street