Kellerberrin, situated on the Great Eastern Highway, is located 202km east of Perth in the Central East Region.

 

The community enjoys a Mediterranean-type climate with temperature extremes from zero degrees Celsius in winter to 40 degrees plus during the summer months.

The average yearly rainfall is 340 mm, most of which falls during the winter months.

The Shire of Kellerberrin has a population of approximately 1,182, with a town population of approximately 868.

 

Doodlakine
Fifteen kilometres to the east of Kellerberrin is the small township of Doodlakine. This was the first town to be settled in what was then the Kellerberrin Road Board District and Doodlakine was officially gazetted as a townsite on the 16th March 1891.

When the railway line was constructed five kilometres south of the townsite in 1894, the original townsite was rapidly deserted and a new township sprung up next to the railway line. This is where the current township stands today and still boasts a town store and bowling club.

 

Other Localities
Other localities within the Kellerberrin Shire district are Baandee, North Baandee, Daadening Creek, Woolundra, Kodj Kodjin and Priors.

 

Local Industries
The local economy is based on wheat and sheep and, being in the centre of the wheatbelt region, the manufacturing of wheat bins, augers, grain silos and trailers.

 

Flora and Fauna
The countryside is slightly undulating with stands of timber and scrub. Varieties of timber include Salmon Gum, York Gum and Gimlet and also rare stands of Banksia and Gungunru. Scrub areas are predominately heathland, which provides brilliant displays of colour during spring. The fauna in the area predominantly consists of kangaroos, wallabies, echidna, numerous varieties of lizards and snakes, colourful flocks of parrots, cockatoos, magpies, mallee fowls and the Bronze Winged Pigeons.

 

Wildflowers
Like most areas of WA, the Kellerberrin district abounds with wildflowers during spring and Durakoppin Reserve 27 km north of Kellerberrin and Gardner Flora Reserve 35 kms southwest of Kellerberrin are both worth a visit in September and October. A number of large nature reserves and corridors are helping to preserve wildlife in its original state.