Three Springs, Western Australia

Three Springs
Western Australia
Three Springs railway station and grain silo, 2013.
Three Springs
Coordinates29°32′00″S 115°45′42″E / 29.53333°S 115.76167°E / -29.53333; 115.76167
Population356 (SAL 2021)
Established1906
Postcode(s)6519
Elevation257 m (843 ft)
Area1.2 km2 (0.46 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Three Springs
State electorate(s)Moore
Federal division(s)Durack
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
27 °C
81 °F
12.6 °C
55 °F
376 mm
14.8 in

Three Springs is a town located 313 kilometres (194 mi) north of Perth, Western Australia on the Midlands Road, which until the opening of the Brand Highway in 1975 was the main road route from Perth to the state's north. The town is the seat of the Shire of Three Springs. Its economy is based on agriculture (mainly broad acre grain cropping and sheep farming) and mining.