Shire of Yilgarn

The Shire of Yilgarn is a local government area in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia about 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 30,720 square kilometres (11,860 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Southern Cross. The main industries within the Shire are mining and farming.

This article is about a local government area in Western Australia. For other uses, see Yilgarn (disambiguation).

Shire of Yilgarn
Western Australia
Yilgarn Shire Office, Southern Cross, 2017
Location in Western Australia
Population1,202 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.039128/km2 (0.10134/sq mi)
Established1891
Area30,720 km2 (11,861.1 sq mi)
MayorWayne Della Bosca
Council seatSouthern Cross
RegionEastern Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)Eyre
Federal Division(s)Kalgoorlie
WebsiteShire of Yilgarn
LGAs around Shire of Yilgarn:
Sandstone
Mount Marshall		 Menzies Menzies
Westonia
Merredin		 Shire of Yilgarn Coolgardie
Narembeen Kondinin Dundas

History

The Yilgarn Road District was established on 24 December 1891. The town of Southern Cross separated as the Municipality of Southern Cross on 16 June 1892, but was re-absorbed into the road district on 8 February 1918.[2]

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 of Yilgarn has no wards. The Shire of Yilgarn has 7 councillor.

Towns and localities

Many of the following are ghost towns associated with short-lived mineral booms between the 1890s and the 1940s.

Notable councillors
  • William Oats, Southern Cross Municipality mayor 1895–1896; later a state MP
  • Harold Seddon, Southern Cross Municipality councillor late 1910s; later a state MP
  • Lionel Kelly, Yilgarn Road Board member 1929–1932, 1932–1943; later a state MP
  • John Panizza, Shire of Yilgarn councillor 1975–1987, president 1982–1987; later a senator

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yilgarn (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

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