Shire of Wickepin

Shire of Wickepin
Western Australia
Shire of Wickepin; Western Australia
	Wickepin Town Hall, 2014
	Location in Western Australia
Established	1909
Area	2,041.6 km2 (788.3 sq mi)
Shire President	Julie Russell
Council seat	Wickepin
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Website	Shire of Wickepin
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The Shire of Wickepin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, east of Narrogin and about 220 kilometres (137 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,042 square kilometres (788 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Wickepin.

History

The Wickepin Road District was established on 19 February 1909. The Road Board consisted of a chairman, secretary and seven members. 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 is at present undivided with its nine councillors representing the entire shire.

Until 20 October 2007 the shire was divided into 5 wards:

Townsite Ward (2 councillors)
North Ward (2 councillors)
Central Ward (2 councillors)
South Ward (2 councillors)
East Ward (1 councillor)

Towns and localities

Wickepin
Gillimanning
Harrismith
Malyalling
Tincurrin
Toolibin
Wogolin
Yealering

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1911	1,146	—
1921	1,454	+2.41%
1933	1,598	+0.79%
1947	1,153	−2.30%
1954	1,334	+2.10%
1961	1,276	−0.63%
1966	1,380	+1.58%
1971	1,144	−3.68%
1976	1,076	−1.22%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	1,018	−1.10%
1986	951	−1.35%
1991	915	−0.77%
1996	833	−1.86%
2001	713	−3.06%
2006	716	+0.08%
2011	750	+0.93%
2016	718	−0.87%
2021	690	−0.79%

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 213 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Wickepin,^[2] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Wickepin Nursing Post.^[3]

Place name	Place #	Street name	Suburb or town	Co-ordinates	Built	State registered	Notes & former names	Photo
Wickepin Nursing Post	2722	Wogolin Road	Wickepin	32°46′56″S 117°30′27″E / 32.782128°S 117.507366°E / -32.782128; 117.507366 (Wickepin Nursing Post)	1926	24 November 2000	Wickepin District War Memorial Hospital

References

^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ "Shire of Wickepin Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^ "Shire of Wickepin State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

External links

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Coordinates: 32°46′48″S 117°30′18″E / 32.780°S 117.505°E / -32.780; 117.505

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

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

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

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