Shire of Wandering

Shire of Wandering
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population 438 (2013 est)[1]
 • Density 0.23043/km2 (0.5968/sq mi)
Area 1,900.8 km2 (733.9 sq mi)
Mayor Graeme Kerr
Council seat Wandering
Region Wheatbelt
State electorate(s) Wagin
Federal Division(s) O'Connor
Website Shire of Wandering
LGAs around Shire of Wandering:
Serpentine- Jarrahdale Beverley Brookton
Boddington Shire of Wandering Pingelly
Boddington Williams Cuballing

The Shire of Wandering is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and, with a population of 318 as at the 2001 census, is one of the nation's smallest. It covers an area of 1,901 square kilometres (734 sq mi) generally to the east of Albany Highway about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire's seat of government is the town of Wandering.

History

The Wandering Road District was gazetted on 6 October 1874 out of land previously managed by the Williams Road Board.[2] On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.[3]

Wards

The Shire is undivided and is represented by seven councillors.

From 1941 until the 2009 elections, it was divided into four wards as follows:

Towns and localities

Population

Year Population
1911 441
1921 564
1933 450
1947 419
1954 557
1961 661
1966 611
1971 500
1976 470
1981 487
1986 402
1991 414
1996 370
2001 318
2006 355

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Western Australian Government Gazette, 6 October 1874, p.174. Accessed on microfilm at Battye Library, Perth.
  3. ↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.

Coordinates: 32°40′55″S 116°40′41″E / 32.682°S 116.678°E / -32.682; 116.678

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