Shire of Wickepin
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.
| Shire of Wickepin Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Wickepin Town Hall, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 718 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.35168/km2 (0.9109/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1909 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,041.6 km2 (788.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| President | Julie Russell | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Wickepin | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Wickepin | ||||||||||||||
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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
- Wickepin
- Gillimanning
- Harrismith
- Malyalling
- Tincurrin
- Toolibin
- Wogolin
- Yealering
Population
| Year | Population |
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| 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 |
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wickepin (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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