Shire of Tammin

Shire of Tammin
Western Australia
Shire of Tammin; Western Australia
	Tammin Town Hall, 2018
	Location in Western Australia
Established	1948
Area	1,103.2 km2 (425.9 sq mi)
Shire President	Glenice Batchelor
Council seat	Tammin
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	Durack
	File:Shire of Tammin Logo.jpg
Website	Shire of Tammin
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The Shire of Tammin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Its seat of government is the town of Tammin, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Merredin and about 180 kilometres (112 mi) east of Perth, the state capital.

History

Originally the area was governed by the Meckering Road Board (now the neighbouring Shire of Cunderdin).

The Tammin Road District was gazetted on 18 June 1948. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[1]

Wards

The Shire has never had wards, and all six councillors sit at large. The Shire President is elected from amongst the councillors.

Towns and localities

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1954	895	—
1966	828	−0.65%
1971	777	−1.26%
1976	631	−4.08%
1981	555	−2.53%
1986	543	−0.44%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1991^[2]	489	−2.07%
2001	423	−1.44%
2006	391	−1.56%
2011	404	+0.66%
2016^[3]	402	−0.10%
2021	386	−0.81%

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 18 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Tammin,^[4] of which none are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[5]

References

^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ ABS (26 May 2020). "Historical Censuses (Pre 1996)".
^ ABS (26 May 2020). "Quickstats".
^ "Shire of Tammin Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^ "Shire of Tammin State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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Coordinates: 31°38′28″S 117°29′28″E / 31.641°S 117.491°E / -31.641; 117.491

[mbar-1] "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

[2] ABS (26 May 2020). "Historical Censuses (Pre 1996)".

[3] ABS (26 May 2020). "Quickstats".

[4] "Shire of Tammin Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[5] "Shire of Tammin State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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