Shire of Woodanilling

Shire of Woodanilling
Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Population 429 (2013 est)[1]
 • Density 0.3800/km2 (0.9841/sq mi)
Area 1,129.0 km2 (435.9 sq mi)
Mayor H R (Russel) Thomson JP
Council seat Woodanilling
Region Great Southern
State electorate(s) Roe
Federal Division(s) O'Connor
Website Shire of Woodanilling
LGAs around Shire of Woodanilling:
West Arthur Wagin Dumbleyung
West Arthur Shire of Woodanilling Katanning
Kojonup Kojonup Katanning

The Shire of Woodanilling is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of Wagin and about 260 kilometres (162 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1,129 square kilometres (436 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Woodanilling.

History

The Woodanilling Road District was created in 1906.[2] On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960.[3]

Wards

The shire is divided into 3 wards:

  • Central Ward (2 councillors)
  • West Ward (3 councillors)
  • East Ward (2 councillors)

Towns and localities

Population

Year Population[4]
1911614
1921639
1933671
1947697
1954718
1961639
1966580
1971529
1976447
1981461
1986435
1991391
1996354
2001394
2006418
2009452

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. ↑ Bird, John; Woodanilling (W.A. : Shire). Council (1986), Round Pool to Woodanilling : a history of Woodanilling, Woodanilling Shire Council, retrieved 4 January 2015
  3. ↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (30 March 2010). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09". Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 4 June 2010.

Coordinates: 33°33′50″S 117°25′55″E / 33.564°S 117.432°E / -33.564; 117.432

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