Meelon, Western Australia

Meelon is a small townsite in the Peel region of Western Australia, located between Pinjarra and Dwellingup within the Shire of Murray. At the 2011 census, Meelon had a population of 224.^[2]

Meelon Western Australia
Coordinates	32°43′41″S 115°56′6″E
Population	174 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6208
Area	93.4 km2 (36.1 sq mi)
Location	28 km (17 mi) ESE of Mandurah 9 km (6 mi) ESE of Pinjarra 15 km (9 mi) W of Dwellingup
LGA(s)	Shire of Murray
State electorate(s)	Murray-Wellington
Federal division(s)	Canning
Localities around Meelon: Pinjarra Oakley Marrinup Blythewood Meelon Teesdale Coolup Coolup Teesdale

It was originally established as a saw-milling site by the local timber industry in the 1900s and was serviced by a siding on the Pinjarra-Narrogin railway. Following the decline of the industry in the 1950s, Meelon all but disappeared, and today primarily consists of medium-acreage farms which are dependent on Pinjarra for services. The Hotham Valley Railway, a tourist railway, passes through but does not stop in Meelon.

The locality is home to two heritage-listed homesteads, the Kirkham House, also referred to as Riverdale and dating back to 1900, and the Burnside Homestead, constructed in 1860.^[3][4]