Karlgarin, Western Australia
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Church of Our Lady Help of Christians, Karlgarin | |
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| Coordinates: 32°29′49″S 118°42′36″E / 32.497°S 118.71°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Western Australia |
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| Established | 1931 |
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| Area | |
• Total | 1,048.5 km2 (404.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 308 m (1,010 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 105 (SAL 2021) |
| Postcode | 6358 |
Karlgarin is a town located 321 kilometres (199 mi) south-east of Perth in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. A small traditional farming town, in 2010 Karlgarin made national papers, as the poorest town in Western Australia, with an average of $34,054 taxable income.
The first European to visit the area was Surveyor General John Septimus Roe, who passed through in 1848. He recorded the name "Carlgarin" as the name of a nearby hill. the town name, Karlgarin, was derived from the Noongar word, karl, meaning fire. Karlgarin was selected as a soldier settlement site and a declaration of a townsite was sought in 1924. The townsite was gazetted in 1931. The Hyden railway line opened in 1933.