Wialki, Western Australia

Wialki
Western Australia
Wialki grain receival point, 2014
Wialki
Coordinates30°28′35″S 118°07′18″E / 30.47639°S 118.12167°E / -30.47639; 118.12167
Population45 (SAL 2021)
Established1933
Postcode(s)6473
Elevation414 m (1,358 ft)
Area889.1 km2 (343.3 sq mi)
Location
  • 341 km (212 mi) north east of Perth
  • 25 km (16 mi) east of Beacon
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)Durack

Wialki is a townsite in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is situated between Beacon and Bonnie Rock, in the shires of Mount Marshall and Mukinbudin.

Wialki was originally a siding on the Burakin to Bonnie Rock railway extension planned to pass through the area in 1929; the district surveyor suggested the station should be named Datjoin but the Railway department chose the name Wialki after the Aboriginal name of a nearby soak. The station was named in 1930 and the townsite was gazetted in 1933. The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. A second bulk wheat bin was constructed in town in 1940 just as the first bulk bin was filled. The town is a receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.