Shire of Wickepin

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Shire of Wickepin
Western Australia
Wickepin Town Hall, 2014.JPG
Wickepin Town Hall, 2014
Wickepin LGA WA.png
Location in Western Australia
Population718 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.35168/km2 (0.9109/sq mi)
Established1909
Area2,041.6 km2 (788.3 sq mi)
PresidentJulie Russell
Council seatWickepin
RegionWheatbelt
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division(s)O'Connor
WebsiteShire of Wickepin
LGAs around Shire of Wickepin:
Cuballing Pingelly Corrigin
Narrogin Shire of Wickepin Kulin
Wagin Dumbleyung Dumbleyung

The Shire of Wickepin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, east of Narrogin and about 220 kilometres (137 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,042 square kilometres (788 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Wickepin.

History[]

The Wickepin Road District was established on 19 February 1909. The Road Board consisted of a chairman, secretary and seven members. 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 is at present undivided with its nine councillors representing the entire shire.

Until 20 October 2007 the shire was divided into 5 wards:

  • Townsite Ward (2 councillors)
  • North Ward (2 councillors)
  • Central Ward (2 councillors)
  • South Ward (2 councillors)
  • East Ward (1 councillor)

Towns and localities[]

Population[]

Year Population
1911 1,146
1921 1,454
1933 1,598
1947 1,153
1954 1,334
1961 1,276
1966 1,380
1971 1,144
1976 1,076
1981 1,018
1986 951
1991 915
1996 833
2001 713
2006 716
2011 750
2016 718

Heritage-listed places[]

As of 2021, 213 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Wickepin,[3] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Wickepin Nursing Post.[4]

Place name Place # Street name Suburb or town Co-ordinates Built State
registered 		Notes & former names Photo
Wickepin Nursing Post 2722 Wogolin Road Wickepin 32°46′56″S 117°30′27″E / 32.782128°S 117.507366°E / -32.782128; 117.507366 (Wickepin Nursing Post) 1926 24 November 2000 Wickepin District War Memorial Hospital

References[]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wickepin (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2019. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Shire of Wickepin Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Shire of Wickepin State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

External links[]

Media related to Shire of Wickepin at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 32°46′48″S 117°30′18″E / 32.780°S 117.505°E / -32.780; 117.505

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