Canna is a small town in the
Mid West
The Midwestern United States, also referred to as the Midwest or the American Midwest, is one of four census regions of the United States Census Bureau (also known as "Region 2"). It occupies the northern central part of the United States. I ...
region of
Western Australia. It is located between the towns of
Morawa and
Mullewa on the Mullewa-Wubin Road. At the
2006 census, Canna had a population of 81.
Originating as a railway siding on the
Wongan Hills to Mullewa railway line the public works department planned to locate a station named ''Pindawa'' on the present site. The name was regarded as unsuitable due to its similarity to the existing town of
Pindar so in 1914 it was decided to use Canna instead. The townsite was gazetted in 1928.
The main industry in town is
wheat farming with the town being a
Cooperative Bulk Handling grain receival point.
References
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Towns in Western Australia
Shire of Morawa
Grain receival points of Western Australia