Wheatbelt region, Western Australia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Wheatbelt_region,_Western_Australia

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:region
gptkbp:annualRainfall	300-600 mm
gptkbp:area	154,862 square kilometres
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Perth_metropolitan_region gptkb:Goldfields-Esperance_region gptkb:Mid_West_region gptkb:Great_Southern_region
gptkbp:climate	gptkb:Mediterranean
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Wheatbelt_Development_Commission
gptkbp:hasCampus	Curtin University (Merredin campus)
gptkbp:hasRailwayStation	gptkb:Eastern_Goldfields_Railway
gptkbp:hasTAFE	gptkb:South_Regional_TAFE Central Regional TAFE
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Wheatbelt region, Western Australia
gptkbp:knownFor	sheep farming grain production
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Western_Australia
gptkbp:mainCrops	gptkb:wheat gptkb:canola barley
gptkbp:mainIndustry	agriculture
gptkbp:mainLivestock	gptkb:livestock
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:York gptkb:Merredin gptkb:Moora gptkb:Narrogin Northam
gptkbp:majorHighway	gptkb:Brand_Highway gptkb:Great_Eastern_Highway gptkb:Brookton_Highway gptkb:Great_Southern_Highway Northam-Toodyay Road
gptkbp:notableFauna	gptkb:Carnaby's_black_cockatoo gptkb:western_grey_kangaroo malleefowl
gptkbp:notableFeature	gptkb:Wave_Rock gptkb:Lake_Grace gptkb:Pinnacles_Desert
gptkbp:numberOfIssues	land degradation salinity
gptkbp:population	about 75,000 (as of 2021)
gptkbp:protectedArea	gptkb:Wongan_Hills gptkb:Avon_Valley_National_Park gptkb:Dryandra_Woodland
gptkbp:soilType	gptkb:ceramics sandy loam
gptkbp:stateElectorate	gptkb:O'Connor gptkb:Durack gptkb:Central_Wheatbelt
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:South_West_region,_Western_Australia
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7