shows two trains per week leaving Ongerup on Tuesdays at 06:55 and Fridays at 04:00. Lengthy connections of around 12 hours were available at Katanning for Perth, arriving approximately 30 hours after leaving Ongerup. In 1918 a barracks was constructed on Eldridge Street for railway workers based in Ongerup. The building survived the closure of the railway and now houses the Ongerup/Needilup District Museum that was opened in 1978. Ongerup today At the 2016 census Ongerup had a population of 93 people, a 22% decrease from the 2006 census. The town is home to a pub, general store, tyre service, primary school, kindergarten, telecentre, caravan park, ambulance service, 18-hole golf course, sports oval and pavilion and roadhouse. A war memorial commemorates the 63 Ongerup lives lost in World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. At the sports oval Australian Rules football, hockey and netball are played in winter and cricket, tennis, lawn bowls and basketball are played in summer. Mark Williams, former AFL player with Hawthorn, played for Ongerup Football Club as a junior player. Economy The town exists to service the local agricultural community. Surrounding farms mainly produce wheat, barley, canola and wool, while lesser quantities of lupins, oats, alfalfa and other crops are also grown. Beef cattle, fat lambs, and pigs are sideline industries. Grain silos belonging to Cooperative Bulk Handling are located at Ongerup and during harvest time these silos store grain from surrounding farms before it is transported to Albany by road for export. Attractions The town is home to the Malleefowl Preservation Group and in 2007 the Yongergnow Australian Malleefowl Centre was opened. The Ongerup Wildflower Show is held in September and October each year. The Ongerup district is known to be home to over 1,300 species of wildflowers. Ongerup is a stop on the Transwa bus service between Perth and Esperance. References External links Hidden Treasures of the Great Southern Albany Gateway Towns in Western Australia Great Southern (Western Australia) Grain receival points of Western Australia