Shire of Wickepin

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Shire of Wickepin
Western Australia
Wickepin Town Hall, 2014.JPG
Wickepin Town Hall, 2014
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Location in Western Australia
Shire of Wickepin
Population690 (LGA 2021) [1]
Established1909
Area2,041.6 km2 (788.3 sq mi)
Shire PresidentJulie Russell
Council seat Wickepin
Region Wheatbelt
State electorate(s) Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s) O'Connor
Website Shire of Wickepin
LGAs around Shire of Wickepin:
Cuballing Pingelly Corrigin
Narrogin Shire of Wickepin Kulin
Wagin Dumbleyung Dumbleyung

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.

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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:

Towns and localities

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 1,146    
1921 1,454+2.41%
1933 1,598+0.79%
1947 1,153−2.30%
1954 1,334+2.10%
1961 1,276−0.63%
1966 1,380+1.58%
1971 1,144−3.68%
1976 1,076−1.22%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 1,018−1.10%
1986 951−1.35%
1991 915−0.77%
1996 833−1.86%
2001 713−3.06%
2006 716+0.08%
2011 750+0.93%
2016 718−0.87%
2021 690−0.79%

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 213 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Wickepin, [3] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Wickepin Nursing Post. [4]

Place namePlace #Street nameSuburb or townCo-ordinatesBuiltState
registered
Notes & former namesPhoto
Wickepin Nursing Post 2722 Wogolin Road Wickepin 32°46′56″S117°30′27″E / 32.782128°S 117.507366°E / -32.782128; 117.507366 (Wickepin Nursing Post) 192624 November 2000Wickepin District War Memorial Hospital

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wickepin (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Shire of Wickepin Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. "Shire of Wickepin State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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Coordinates: 32°46′48″S117°30′18″E / 32.780°S 117.505°E / -32.780; 117.505