Shire of Lake Grace
The Shire of Lake Grace is a local government area in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 350 kilometres (217 mi) ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has a land area of 10,379 square kilometres (4,007 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Lake Grace.
Shire of Lake Grace Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 1,268 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.12217/km2 (0.31641/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 10,379.2 km2 (4,007.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
President | Leonard William Armstrong | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Lake Grace | ||||||||||||||
Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Shire of Lake Grace | ||||||||||||||
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History
The Lake Grace Road District was gazetted on 22 December 1922. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
Towns and localities
- Lake Grace
- Beenong
- Buniche
- Lake Biddy
- Lake Camm
- Lake King
- Newdegate
- Varley
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References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Grace (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
External links
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