Yoting, Western Australia

Yoting is a small town located between Quairadingand Bruce Rock in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

Yoting Western Australia
Yoting grain receival point, 2018
Yoting
Coordinates	31°58′S 117°36′E / 31.967°S 117.600°E / -31.967; 117.600
Population	17 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established	1914
Postcode(s)	6383
Elevation	274 m (899 ft)
Area	115.5 km2 (44.6 sq mi)
Location	183 km (114 mi) east of Perth 19 km (12 mi) east of Quairading
LGA(s)	Shire of Quairading
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	O’Connor

It was originally a station on the Quairading to Bruce Rock railway line when it was established in 1912. Lots were surveyed in early 1914 and the townsite was gazetted later the same year.^[2]

The name is Aboriginal in origin and was taken from the nearby Yoting well. The well or spring first appeared on maps in 1873. Bruce Leake, an early settler, noted that the words Yot means two women fighting with wannas or digging sticks.

The surrounding areas produce wheat and other cereal crops. The town is a grain receival site for Cooperative Bulk Handling.^[3]