Darkan Western Australia | |
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![]() The heritage listed former railway station in Darkan in 2021 | |
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Coordinates | 33°20′S 116°44′E / 33.34°S 116.74°E |
Population | 194 (UCL 2021)[1] |
Established | 1906 |
Postcode(s) | 6392 |
Elevation | 279 m (915 ft)[2] |
Area | 668.2 km2 (258.0 sq mi) |
Location | |
LGA(s) | Shire of West Arthur |
State electorate(s) | Roe |
Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
Darkan is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, between Collie and the Albany Highway on the Coalfields Highway. It is also the seat of the Shire of West Arthur. At the 2016 census, Darkan had a population of 403.[3]