Shire of Goomalling explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Goomalling
State:	wa
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Area:	1837.2
Est:	1895
Seat:	Goomalling
Mayor:	Barry Haywood
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Region:	Wheatbelt
Url:	http://www.goomalling.wa.gov.au
Stategov:	Electoral district of Central Wheatbelt
Fedgov:	Durack
Near-Nw:	Victoria Plains
Near-N:	Wongan-Ballidu
Near-Ne:	Dowerin
Near-W:	Toodyay
Near-E:	Dowerin
Near-Sw:	Toodyay
Near-S:	Northam
Near-Se:	Cunderdin

The Shire of Goomalling is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about northeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 2836km2 and its seat of government is the town of Goomalling.

History

On 18 January 1895, the Goomalling Road District was created. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.^[1]

Wards

The shire has been divided into 4 wards:

Town Ward (4 councillors)
North Ward (2 councillors)
South Ward (2 councillors)
Central Ward (1 councillor)

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Goomalling with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[2] ^[3]

Locality

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Population

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Area

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Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 38 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Goomalling,^[4] of which two are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[5]

Place name	Place #	Street name	Suburb or town	Co-ordinates	Built	State registered	Notes & former names	Photo
Goomalling Post Office & Quarters		Railway Terrace		-31.2988°N 116.827°W	1910	2 June 1998
Slater Homestead		Goomalling-Dowerin Road		-31.2729°N 116.8459°W	1856	23 January 2004

Notes and References

WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 8 February 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 8 February 2023 .
Web site: Shire of Goomalling Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of Goomalling State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.