Shire of Bruce Rock

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Bruce Rock, Western Australia.

Shire of Bruce Rock
Western Australia

Bruce Rock shire offices, 2014

Location in Western Australia

Population

996 (2013 est)^[1]

• Density

0.36525/km² (0.9460/sq mi)

Established

1913

Area

2,726.9 km² (1,052.9 sq mi)

Mayor

Stephen Strange

Council seat

Website

LGAs around Shire of Bruce Rock:
Kellerberrin	Merredin	Merredin
Quairading	Shire of Bruce Rock	Narembeen
Corrigin	Corrigin	Kondinin

The Shire of Bruce Rock is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Merredin and about 250 kilometres (155 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,727 square kilometres (1,053 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Bruce Rock.

History

Bruce Rock was initially constituted as the East Avon Road District in 1913. In 1918, it was renamed to Bruce Rock, and on 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. In 1999, the Ardath, Babakin, Kwolyin, Shackleton, Belka and Coordarin wards covering outlying areas of the Shire were replaced by 2-member South, West and East Wards, while the Central and Town wards covered other areas. Wards were abolished for the 2005 elections.^[2]

Wards

The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the eleven councillors represent the entire Shire.

Towns and localities

Population

Year	Population
1921	2,431
1933	2,498
1947	1,897
1954	2,384
1961	2,291
1966	2,142
1971	1,694
1976	1,470
1981	1,410
1986	1,298
1991	1,164
1996	1,126
2001	1,051
2006	950

References

↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 May 2007.

External links

Media related to Shire of Bruce Rock at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

Local government areas of Western Australia

Perth Metropolitan

Cities	Armadale^* Bayswater^* Belmont^* Canning^* Cockburn^* Fremantle^* Gosnells^* Joondalup^* Kwinana^* Melville^* Nedlands^* Perth^* Rockingham^* South Perth^* Stirling^* Subiaco^* Swan^* Vincent^* Wanneroo^*

Towns	Bassendean^† Cambridge^† Claremont^† Cottesloe^† East Fremantle^† Mosman Park^† Victoria Park^†

Shires	Kalamunda Mundaring Peppermint Grove

Gascoyne

Goldfields-Esperance

Great Southern

Kimberley

Mid West

Peel

Pilbara

South West

Wheatbelt

Indian Ocean territories

^* This LGA holds city status under the Local Government Act 1995, ^† This LGA holds town status under the Local Government Act 1995

Coordinates: 31°52′52″S 118°08′53″E / 31.881°S 118.148°E / -31.881; 118.148

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