Shire of Pingelly

The Shire of Pingelly is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth, between the Shires of Brookton and Cuballing along the Great Southern Highway. The Shire covers an area of 1,295 square kilometres (500 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Pingelly.

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Pingelly, Western Australia.
Shire of Pingelly
Western Australia
Pingelly Town Hall, 2014
Location in Western Australia
Population1,146 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.8852/km2 (2.2927/sq mi)
Established1891
Area1,294.6 km2 (499.8 sq mi)
MayorWilliam Mulroney
Council seatPingelly
RegionWheatbelt
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division(s)O'Connor
WebsiteShire of Pingelly
LGAs around Shire of Pingelly:
Brookton Corrigin
Wandering Shire of Pingelly Corrigin
Cuballing Wickepin

History

On 24 December 1891, the Morambine Road District was created. On 21 February 1913, it was renamed the Pingelly Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]

Wards

From 20 October 2007, Pingelly is no longer divided into wards, and its 8 councillors represent the entire shire.

The ward systems created under successive divisions were as follows:[2]

1921 1986 1992 2003
Pingelly Ward (3)Pingelly Ward (4)Town Ward (4)
Central Ward (2)Mourambine Ward (1)Hotham Ward (1)Hotham Ward (2)
Noonebin Ward (1)Jingaring Ward (1)Jingaring Ward (2)
North East Ward (1)Kulyaling Ward (1)Kulyaling Ward (2)
North West Ward (1)Tutanning Ward (1)Tutanning Ward (2)
South East Ward (1)
South West Ward (1)

Towns and localities

Population
Year Population
19111,879
19211,644
19331,496
19471,230
19541,519
19611,639
19661,453
19711,447
19761,446
19811,410
19861,371
19911,171
19961,132
20011,122
20061,168
20111,163

Notable councillors
  • George Sewel, Pingelly Roads Board member 1904–1915, chairman 1914–1915; later a state MP

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pingelly (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

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