Shire of Wagin
Western Australia
The state heritage listed Wagin Town Hall, 2017
Location in Western Australia
Map
Population1,761 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established1887
Area1,945.7 km2 (751.2 sq mi)
Shire PresidentPhillip Blight
Council seatWagin
RegionWheatbelt
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor
WebsiteShire of Wagin
LGAs around Shire of Wagin:
Williams Narrogin Wickepin
West Arthur Shire of Wagin Dumbleyung
West Arthur Woodanilling Katanning

The Shire of Wagin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 230 kilometres (143 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of about 1,948 square kilometres (752 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Wagin.

History

It was first established as the Arthur Road District on 10 February 1887. It was renamed the Wagin Road District on 10 February 1905.[2]

The Wagin township was severed from the road district as the Municipality of Wagin on 27 July 1906,[3] but was amalgamated back into the road district on 15 April 1961, with the creation of a new Town Ward.[2]

It was declared a shire and named the Shire of Wagin with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]

Wards

The shire was divided into wards until 1991, but wards were abolished and councillors now sit at large. As of 2014 there were 11 councillors.

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Wagin with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[4][5]

Locality Population Area Map
Ballaying 33 (SAL 2021)[6] 166.9 km2 (64.4 sq mi) Map
Cancanning 35 (SAL 2021)[7] 251.2 km2 (97.0 sq mi) Map
Collanilling 17 (SAL 2021)[8] 113.1 km2 (43.7 sq mi) Map
Gundaring 5 (SAL 2021)[9] 95.5 km2 (36.9 sq mi) Map
Jaloran 41 (SAL 2021)[10] 199.5 km2 (77.0 sq mi) Map
Lime Lake 16 (SAL 2016)[11][12] 113 km2 (44 sq mi) Map
Minding 32 (SAL 2021)[13] 148.9 km2 (57.5 sq mi) Map
Piesseville 49 (SAL 2021)[14] 249.9 km2 (96.5 sq mi) Map
Wagin 1,448 (SAL 2021)[15] 251.1 km2 (97.0 sq mi) Map
Wedgecarrup 80 (SAL 2021)[16] 356.9 km2 (137.8 sq mi) Map

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 2,006—    
1921 2,323+1.48%
1933 2,363+0.14%
1947 1,734−2.19%
1954 2,559+5.72%
1961 2,627+0.38%
1966 2,774+1.09%
1971 2,427−2.64%
1976 2,456+0.24%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 2,397−0.49%
1986 2,226−1.47%
1991 1,932−2.79%
1996 1,862−0.74%
2001 1,725−1.52%
2006 1,846+1.37%
2011 1,847+0.01%
2016 1,852+0.05%
2021 1,761−1.00%

Notable councillors

Heritage-listed places

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Wagin

As of 2023, 92 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Wagin,[17] of which eight are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[18]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wagin (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Municipality of Wagin". The Wagin Argus And Arthur, Dumbleyung, Lake Grace Express. Vol. XXVII, no. 1679. Western Australia. 16 December 1937. p. 19. Retrieved 25 April 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  5. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ballaying (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cancanning (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Collanilling (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gundaring (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jaloran (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lime Lake (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lime Lake (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Minding (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Piesseville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wagin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wedgecarrup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ "Shire of Wagin Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Shire of Wagin State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

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