It started as an estate developed under the provisions of the Agricultural Lands Purchase Act (1896) near what was then known as Newcastle (now Toodyay).
[6] In 1898 Coondle was surveyed for the Crown Lands Department by Leeming, Crowther and Rutherford; the lots were identified as Avon Locations 1 and 15.
[1] The estate was served by the existing Newcastle-Bejoording road through the centre, providing access to Newcastle and the goods sheds for the railway.
[1] Toodyay Brook, a tributary of the Avon River, provided a permanent water supply, although it was brackish during summer.
[1] Avon Location 15, comprising 800 acres adjoining the old Newcastle town site was partly cleared but not subdivided.