Clackline, Western Australia
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Clackline Brook Bridge from the west.
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| Coordinates | 31°43′05″S 116°31′16″E / 31.718°S 116.521°ECoordinates: 31°43′05″S 116°31′16″E / 31.718°S 116.521°E |
| Population | 331 (2011 census) |
| Established | 1896 |
| Postcode(s) | 6564 |
| Elevation | 257 m (843 ft) |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Northam |
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt |
| Federal Division(s) | Pearce |
Clackline is a locality in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east-north-east of Perth.
John Forrest, later Premier of Western Australia, recorded the name Clackline in 1879 but the origin of the word is unknown. A settlement was established in the 1880s, being at the junction of the Perth-Newcastle Road and the township was gazetted in 1896.
It has also been known as Clackline Junction for the road and the rail junction.
It was an important junction for the Eastern Railway lines to Northam, and Toodyay on the Miling Clackline - Miling railway branch. The railway service through Clackline was closed in 1966 at the time the Avon Valley route of the Eastern Railway was opened.
Clackline is in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) east-north-east of Perth, and 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Northam.
Clackline Brook is an 11.6-kilometre-long (7.2 mi) waterway, which runs from near Clackline towards Mokine, before turning north and ending near Mokine Hill.
Clackline Nature Reserve is on Refractory Road.
In the 2011 census, Clackline had an estimated population of 331 people.
The Clackline area produces some of the highest grade export hay (oaten) in Australia, and is home to wine growing ventures and an olive grove producing extra virgin olive oils.
There are several historic sites, including heritage listed sites, located in and around the Clackline townsite.
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