Shire of Victoria Plains

Shire of Victoria Plains
Western Australia
Shire of Victoria Plains; Western Australia
	Victoria Plains shire offices, Calingiri, 2014
	Location in Western Australia
Population	910 (2016 census)
• Density	0.3542/km2 (0.917/sq mi)
Established	1871
Area	2,569 km2 (991.9 sq mi)
Mayor	Pauline Bantock
Council seat	Calingiri
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Moore
Federal Division(s)	Durack
Website	Shire of Victoria Plains
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The Shire of Victoria Plains is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. It covers an area of 2,569 square kilometres (992 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Calingiri.

History[]

The Victoria Plains Road District was gazetted on 24 January 1871 covering an area extending as far north as Carnamah and east to the South Australian border.^[2] These areas gradually obtained their own local government over the next 40 years.

The Melbourne Road District separated on 10 February 1887.^[2]

On 11 December 1908, Moora Road District was gazetted and also separated.

As a result of the WA Local Government Act 1960, all remaining road districts became shires, including the Shire of Victoria Plains, on 1 July 1961.^[2]

Wards[]

The shire is divided into four wards.

West Ward (three councillors)
Central Ward (two councillors)
East Ward (two councillors)
South Ward (two councillors)

Towns and localities[]

Bolgart
Calingiri
Gillingarra
Mogumber^{[disambiguation needed]}
New Norcia
Piawaning
Waddington
Yerecoin

Presidents[]

Population[]

Year	Population
1911	880
1921	1,089
1933	1,241
1947	1,124
1954	1,810
1961	2,030
1966	1,785
1971	1,700
1976	1,493
1981	1,332
1986	1,243
1991	1,079
1996	943
2001	963
2006	903
2011	895
2016	910

Heritage-listed places[]

As of 2021, 206 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Victoria Plains,^[3] of which five are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[4]

References[]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Victoria Plains (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ "Shire of Victoria Plains Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^ "Shire of Victoria Plains State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.