Wandering is a town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately 120 kilometres (75 mi) from the state capital, Perth, just off the Albany Highway.

[2] The area's name appears to come from a local Aboriginal word, "wandooin", after the wandoo or white gum tree that is prevalent in the area, although some sources suggest it was named to recall the first sighting of wandering stock, and was originally applied to Wandering Brook, first recorded in 1866.

However, the decision two decades earlier to build the railway some distance to the east restricted the town's growth.

[6] A recollection of growing up in the mission is in Glenyse Ward's autobiography, Wandering Girl (Magabala Books, Broome, 1988).

The town's school (K-7) still operates with mixed-grade classes, and accommodation is offered at a caravan park with powered sites.