Shire of Beverley

Shire of Beverley
Western Australia
Beverley Town Hall, 2018
Location in Western Australia
Population 1,566 (2013 est.)[1]
 • Density 0.66015/km2 (1.7098/sq mi)
Established 1871
Area 2,372.2 km2 (915.9 sq mi)
Mayor Dee Ridgway
Council seat Beverley
Region Wheatbelt
State electorate(s) Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division(s) Pearce
Website Shire of Beverley
LGAs around Shire of Beverley:
Kalamunda York Quairading
Armadale Shire of Beverley Quairading
Wandering Brookton Brookton

The Shire of Beverley is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia about 130 kilometres (80 mi) southeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 2,372 square kilometres (916 sq mi), starting 20 kilometres (12 mi) outside Armadale in the Darling Scarp and extending eastwards beyond the scarp into agricultural lands which support broad acre activities such as livestock and cropping. Its seat of government is the town of Beverley, which accommodates just over half of the Shire's population.

History

In 1871, the Beverley Road District was established with immense boundaries, taking in land all the way east to Eucla on the South Australian border. Its scope was so broad that from 1892 to 1913, the town of Beverley had its own municipal council operating separately from the Road Board. However, over the years, each of the major towns were granted their own road boards, and by 1923 the present boundaries were established. In 1961, the Road District was renamed the Shire of Beverley.[2][3]

Wards

The Shire is divided into three wards, which became effective on 2 May 1987.[4]

  • North Ward (three councillors)
  • West Ward (three councillors)
  • South Ward (three councillors)

Prior to 1986, the Shire was represented by eight councillors across four wards which had existed in some form since the amalgamation of the Municipal District in 1913:[3]

  • Kokeby Ward
  • North East Ward
  • Central Ward
  • Dale Ward

Towns

Population

Year Population
19211,882
19331,992
19471,629
19541,968
19611,899
19661,773
19711,628
19761,577
19811,554
19861,502
19911,433
19961,399
20011,461
20061,562

Notable councillors

  • Henry Lukin, Beverley Road Board member 1876; later a state MP
  • Edmund Smith, Beverley Road Board member 1894–1896, chairman 1896; later a state MP
  • Frank Broun, Beverley Road Board member 1902–1904, 1906–1914, 1917–1919, chairman 1908–1909, 1911–1914, 1917–1919; also a state MP

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. ↑ Shire of Beverley. "Council History". Retrieved 2006-10-16.
  3. 1 2 WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
  4. ↑ "Local Government Act 1960 - Shire of Beverley (Ward Boundaries and Representation) Order No.1 1986". Western Australia Government Gazette. 7 November 1986. p. 1986:4164–4165.

Coordinates: 32°06′32″S 116°55′34″E / 32.109°S 116.926°E / -32.109; 116.926

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