Shire of Williams

Shire of Williams
Western Australia
Shire of Williams; Western Australia
	Location in Western Australia
Population	981 (2016 census)
• Density	0.42547/km2 (1.1020/sq mi)
Established	1871
Area	2,305.7 km2 (890.2 sq mi)
President	Jarrad Logie
Council seat	Williams
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Roe
Federal Division(s)	O'Connor
Website	Shire of Williams
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The Shire of Williams is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 161 kilometres (100 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,306 square kilometres (890 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Williams.

History[]

The Williams Road District was created on 12 February 1871 as one of the first regional local government areas in Western Australia. On 1 July 1961 it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all road districts into shires.^[2]

Wards[]

Until 2002, the Shire was divided into 3 wards - North West (1), North East (1) and Central (3). On 3 May 2003 all wards were abolished and councillors sit at large.^[2]

Towns and localities[]

Williams
Boraning
Congelin
Narrakine
Quindanning

Population[]

Year	Population
1911	866
1921	772
1933	929
1947	933
1954	1,413
1961	1,330
1966	1,193
1971	1,177
1976	1,178
1981	1,174
1986	1,146
1991	1,005
1996	1,018
2001	869
2006	863
2011	914
2016	981

Notable councillors[]

Frederick Piesse, Williams Roads Board member 1880–1889, chairman 1886–1889; later a state MP

Heritage-listed places[]

As of 2021, 322 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Williams,^[3] of which two are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[4]

Place name	Place #	Street name	Suburb or town	Co-ordinates	Built	State registered	Notes & former names	Photo
Sherry's House and Wayside Inn site	2739	Williams Road	Quindanning	33°02′37″S 116°34′06″E / 33.043527°S 116.56822°E / -33.043527; 116.56822	1926		Quindanning Inn Located behind the Quindanning Hotel
Quindanning Hotel	16215	Pinjarra-Williams Road	Quindanning	33°02′38″S 116°34′06″E / 33.043828°S 116.568288°E / -33.043828; 116.568288 (Quindanning Hotel)	1908	25 June 2010	Ye Olde Quindanning Inne

References[]

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

External links[]

Official website

Coordinates: 33°01′30″S 116°52′52″E / 33.025°S 116.881°E / -33.025; 116.881

[Census2016-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Williams (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2019.

[mbar-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

[3] "Shire of Williams Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[4] "Shire of Williams State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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