Shire of Tammin
| Shire of Tammin Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Tammin Town Hall, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 402 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.3644/km2 (0.9438/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,103.2 km2 (425.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Rodney Stokes | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tammin | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Tammin | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Tammin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Its seat of government is the town of Tammin, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Merredin and about 180 kilometres (112 mi) east of Perth, the state capital.
History[]
Originally the area was governed by the Meckering Road Board (now the neighbouring Shire of Cunderdin).
The Tammin Road District was gazetted on 18 June 1948. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
Wards[]
The Shire has never had wards, and all six councillors sit at large. The Shire President is elected from amongst the councillors.
Towns and localities[]
- Tammin
- Bungulla
- Wyola
- Yorkrakine
Population[]
| Year | Population |
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| 1954 | 895 |
| 1966 | 828 |
| 1971 | 777 |
| 1976 | 631 |
| 1981 | 555 |
| 1986 | 543 |
| 1991[3] | 489 |
| 2001 | 423 |
| 2006 | 391 |
| 2011 | 404 |
| 2016[4] | 402 |
Heritage-listed places[]
As of 2021, 18 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Tammin,[5] of which none are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[6]
References[]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tammin (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ ABS (26 May 2020). "Historical Censuses (Pre 1996)".
- ^ ABS (26 May 2020). "Quickstats".
- ^ "Shire of Tammin Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Shire of Tammin State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
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- Populated places established in 1948
- 1948 establishments in Australia
- Local government areas of the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia