The suburb's name, which supposedly means "Resting place of God" in an unspecified language,[REF] is said to come from a homestead built in the area in 1884 by Captain James Andrew, who had recently returned from duty in India.
When the formation of the Borough of Onslow was proposed in 1889, Khandallah was already described as a District, and Khandallah was part of the Onslow Borough until it amalgamated with Wellington in 1919 [REF].