Shire of Wagin
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| Shire of Wagin | |
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| Geography | |
| State: | Western Australia |
| Region: | Wheatbelt |
| Area: | 1,948 km² |
| Council seat: | Wagin |
| Demographics | |
| Population: | 1,725 (2001 census) |
| - Density: | 0.88 / km² |
| Born in Australia: | 84 % |
| Indigenous Australian origin: | 5.3 % |
| Government | |
 http://www.wagin.wa.gov.au |
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| Mayor: | Marilyn Brockway |
| Deputy Mayor: | Ray Johnson |
| Federal electorates: | O'Connor |
| State electorates: | Wagin |
- This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Wagin, Western Australia.
The Shire of Wagin is a Local Government Area of Western Australia centred on the town of Wagin (; post code: 6315; population 1,282 (2001)). It covers an area of about 1,900 km² in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia along the Great Southern Highway about 230km south-east of the capital, Perth. It has a population of 1,725 (ABS 2001).
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[edit] History
In 1887, the Arthur Road Board was gazetted, and was renamed to Wagin Road Board in 1905. In July 1906, the council was split in two, with Wagin Municipal Council representing the town, and Wagin Road Board the district. On 15 April 1961, they were reunited under the Wagin Road Board, with a new Town Ward created.
On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.[1]
[edit] Wards
The shire was divided into wards until 1991, but wards were abolished and councillors now sit at large. There are at present 11 councillors.
[edit] Towns/Localities
[edit] References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
[edit] External links
| Towns in the Wheatbelt of Western Australia | |
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Southern Wheatbelt: Aldersyde | Arthur River | Brookton | Congelin | Cuballing | Darkan | Duranillin | Dwarda | Highbury | Kweda | Narrogin | North Bannister | Piesseville | Pingelly | Popanyinning | Quindanning | Wagin | Wandering | Williams | Yornaning |
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South Eastern Wheatbelt: Bendering | Bullaring | Corrigin | Dudinin | Dumbleyung | Harrismith | Holt Rock | Hyden | Jitarning | Karlgarin | Kondinin | Kukerin | Kulin | Lake Grace | Lake King | Newdegate | Pingaring | Tincurrin | Wickepin | Varley | Yealering |
| Local Government Areas of the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia | |
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Beverley | Brookton | Bruce Rock | Chittering | Corrigin | Cuballing | Cunderdin | Dandaragan | Dalwallinu | Dowerin | Dumbleyung | Gingin | Goomalling | Kellerberrin | Kondinin | Koorda | Kulin | Lake Grace | Merredin | Moora | Mount Marshall | Mukinbudin | Narembeen | Narrogin (Town) (Shire) | Northam (Town) (Shire) | Nungarin | Pingelly | Quairading | Tammin | Toodyay | Trayning | Victoria Plains | Wagin | Wandering | West Arthur | Westonia | Wickepin | Williams | Wongan-Ballidu | Wyalkatchem | Yilgarn | York |
