Shire of Westonia

The Shire of Westonia is a local government area in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 310 kilometres (193 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. Its seat of government is the small town of Westonia.

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Westonia, Western Australia.

Shire of Westonia
Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Population304 (2016 Census)[1]
 • Density0.09200/km2 (0.2383/sq mi)
Area3,304.4 km2 (1,275.8 sq mi)
MayorKarin Day
Council seatWestonia
RegionWheatbelt
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division(s)Durack
WebsiteShire of Westonia
LGAs around Shire of Westonia:
Mount Marshall
Mukinbudin Shire of Westonia Yilgarn
Merredin

Although the Shire of Westonia is located in the Wheatbelt region, it is at the eastern limit of land suitable for wheat growing. The most important industries of Westonia today are wheat and sheep, but historically it was a gold mining area.

History

The Westonia Road District was established on 30 June 1916. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Westonia under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]

Wards

The Shire initially had a ward system with two elected members representing the north, south, west and town wards (for a total of eight members). However, following the 2009 local government elections the Shire of Westonia's ward system was abolished and the number of elected members was dropped to six.

Towns

Population
Year Population
1921842
19331,032
1947547
1954487
1961435
1966612
1971473
1976510
1981453
1986484
1991282
1996292
2001237
2006213
2011277
2016304

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Westonia (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

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