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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.

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Wickepin, Western Australia.

Shire of Wickepin
Western Australia
Wickepin Town Hall, 2014
Location in Western Australia
Population690 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established1909
Area2,041.6 km2 (788.3 sq mi)
Shire PresidentJulie Russell
Council seatWickepin
RegionWheatbelt
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)O'Connor
WebsiteShire of Wickepin
LGAs around Shire of Wickepin:
Cuballing Pingelly Corrigin
Narrogin Shire of Wickepin Kulin
Wagin Dumbleyung Dumbleyung

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.[2]


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:


Towns and localities



Population


Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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,[3] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Wickepin Nursing Post.[4]

Place name Place # Street name Suburb or town Co-ordinates Built State
registered		 Notes & former names Photo
Wickepin Nursing Post2722Wogolin RoadWickepin32.782128°S 117.507366°E / -32.782128; 117.507366 (Wickepin Nursing Post)192624 November 2000Wickepin District War Memorial Hospital

References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wickepin (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Shire of Wickepin Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. "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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