Shire of Quairading

The Shire of Quairading is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 170 kilometres (106 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,018 square kilometres (779 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Quairading.

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

Shire of Quairading
Western Australia
Quairading Shire Hall, 2018
Location in Western Australia
Population1,019 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.50501/km2 (1.3080/sq mi)
Established1913
Area2,017.8 km2 (779.1 sq mi)
MayorWayne Davies
Council seatQuairading
RegionWheatbelt
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division(s)Durack
WebsiteShire of Quairading
LGAs around Shire of Quairading:
Cunderdin Tammin Kellerberrin
York
Beverley		 Shire of Quairading Bruce Rock
Brookton Corrigin Corrigin

History

Quairading was initially constituted as the Greenhills Road District on 15 December 1892, covering a large area east of York. The district was broken up on 14 February 1913, with Greenhills renamed the Avon Road District and large parts of the former district separated as the new East Avon Road District and Kunjinn Road District.[2]

The Avon Road District was renamed to the Quairading Road District on 12 May 1922. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire as the Shire of Quairading under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]

Wards

The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the nine councillors sit at large. Prior to the 2003 elections, there were eleven councillors representing five wards: Town (3), Southwest, Southeast, Northwest and Northeast (2 each).

Towns and localities

Population
Year Population
19211,273
19331,754
19471,424
19541,721
19611,789
19661,687
19711,652
19761,470
19811,300
19861,243
19911,147
19961,173
20011,041
20061,022
20111,043
20161,019

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Quairading (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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