Shire of Boddington

Shire of Boddington
Western Australia
Shire of Boddington; Western Australia
	The heritage listed Marradong Road Board Office in Boddington, in use from 1925 to 1965
	Location in Western Australia
Population	1,844 (2016 census)
• Density	0.97022/km2 (2.5129/sq mi)
Established	1892
Area	1,900.6 km2 (733.8 sq mi)
Shire President	Garry Ventris
Council seat	Boddington
Region	Peel
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	Canning
Website	Shire of Boddington
	LGAs around Shire of Boddington:

The Shire of Boddington is a local government area in the Peel region of Western Australia, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1,901 square kilometres (734 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Boddington.

History[]

The Mooradung Road District was established on 19 May 1892. It was renamed the Marradong Road District on 30 October 1903.^[2]

The board initially convened at Marradong 8 km to the south of Boddington, but relocated to Boddington in 1925 after the arrival of the railway and construction of suitable buildings. On 1 July 1961, the Marradong Road District became the Shire of Boddington following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[2]

Wards[]

The Shire has been divided into 2 wards.

Town Ward (4 councillors)
Rural Ward (3 councillors)

Towns and localities[]

Population[]

Year	Population
1921	675
1933	918
1947	1,275
1954	1,250
1961	967
1966	761
1971	714
1976	720
1981	778
1986	911
1991	1,416
1996	1,516
2001	1,401
2006	1,379
2011	2,226
2016	1,844

Heritage-listed places[]

As of 2021, 60 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Boddington,^[3] of which one is listed on the State Register of Heritage Places,^[4] Asquith Bridge, which was completely destroyed in the bush fire in 2015.^[5]

References[]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boddington (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ "Shire of Boddington Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^ "Shire of Boddington State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^ Grace, Millimaci (8 February 2015). "Bushfire claims historic bridge". The West Australian. Retrieved 19 February 2020.