Shire of West Arthur

Shire of West Arthur
Western Australia
Shire of West Arthur; Western Australia
	Shire Of West Arthur offices
	Location in Western Australia
Established	1896
Area	2,834.2 km2 (1,094.3 sq mi)
Shire President	Neil Morrell
Council seat	Darkan
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Roe
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
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Website	Shire of West Arthur
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The Shire of West Arthur is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, generally to the west of Albany Highway about 200 kilometres (124 mi) south-east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 2,834 square kilometres (1,094 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Darkan. Industries within the Shire, worth approximately $45 million per year to the State's economy,^[1] are dominated by wool and sheep, and also include timber, grain, forestry, beef, pigs, cattle hide tanning, engineering and earthmoving.

History

The West Arthur Road District was created on 10 January 1896. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of West Arthur under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[2] The name relates to its position with respect to the former Arthur Road District, which was renamed to Wagin in 1905.

Wards

The ward system was discontinued on 20 October 2007 and all nine councillors represent the entire shire.

Previously, the shire was divided into four wards:

North West (three councillors)
North East (two councillors)
South East (two councillors)
South West (two councillors)

Towns

Darkan
Arthur River
Bokal
Boolading
Bowelling
Cordering
Duranillin
Moodiarrup
Trigwell

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1911	674	—
1921	624	−0.77%
1933	1,047	+4.41%
1947	876	−1.27%
1954	1,295	+5.74%
1961	1,398	+1.10%
1966	1,427	+0.41%
1971	1,303	−1.80%
1976	1,293	−0.15%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	1,288	−0.08%
1986	1,118	−2.79%
1991	973	−2.74%
1996	985	+0.25%
2001	863	−2.61%
2006	858	−0.12%
2011	868	+0.23%
2016	809	−1.40%
2021	773	−0.91%

Heritage-listed places

The state heritage listed Old Tillellan Shearing Quarters at Arthur River in 2021

As of 2021, 60 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of West Arthur,^[3] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[4]

References

^ Agriculture WA (July 2000). "Agriculture Statistical Overview 96/97 - Shire of West Arthur" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ "Shire of West Arthur Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^ "Shire of West Arthur State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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Coordinates: 33°20′17″S 116°44′35″E / 33.338°S 116.743°E / -33.338; 116.743

[1] Agriculture WA (July 2000). "Agriculture Statistical Overview 96/97 - Shire of West Arthur" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2006.

[mbar-2] "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

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

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

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