Harrismith is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 260 kilometres south-east of Perth between the towns of Wickepin and Kulin. When a railway line was being constructed from Narrogin to Kondinin in 1914, the government placed a siding at this location, naming it "South Dorakin". However, local settlers opposed the name, and suggested Harrismith, after Harry Smith, the first settler in the vicinity. The name change was approved and the town was gazetted in 1915.
Population: 52 (SAL 2021)
Established: 1914
Postcode(s): 6361
Area: 202.2 km² (78.1 sq mi)
Location: 259 km (161 mi) SE of Perth · 67 km (42 mi) E of Narrogin
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