| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Brookton | |
| State: | wa |
| Region: | Wheatbelt |
| Area: | 1601.6 |
| Est: | 1906 |
| Seat: | Brookton |
| Image2 Upright: | 0.8 |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 8 |
| Url: | http://www.brookton.wa.gov.au |
| Mayor: | Katrina Crute |
| Mayortitle: | Shire President |
| Fedgov: | O'Connor |
| Stategov: | Wagin |
| Near-Nw: | Beverley |
| Near-N: | Beverley |
| Near-Ne: | Quairading |
| Near-W: | Wandering |
| Near-E: | Corrigin |
| Near-Sw: | Wandering |
| Near-S: | Pingelly |
| Near-Se: | Pingelly |
The Shire of Brookton is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 140km (90miles) southeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 1602km2 and its seat of government is the town of Brookton.
The local economy, worth approximately $25 million per year to the state economy, is based on agriculture - predominantly cereal grains and sheep.[1]
The Brookton Road District was established on 27 April 1906 after Mr Samuel Williams led a move by local landowners to break away from the Beverley Road District, and met for the first time on 10 September that year. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Brookton under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
The shire presently is undivided and has 7 councillors. Prior to the 2009 local government election, it was divided into three wards as follows:
The towns and localities of the Shire of Brookton with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3] [4]
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As of 2023, 89 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Brookton,[5] of which none are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[6]