When the railway came through in the 1890s a railway siding with the name Wokalup was opened, and a small private town developed. This was gazetted a townsite in 1963 at the request of the Shire of Harvey.
During the 1890s, a railway line arrived, creating a siding called Wokalup and leading to the formation of a small town. The town was formally designated as a townsite in 1963, thanks to the initiative of the Shire of Harvey.