Shire of Kojonup explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Kojonup
State:	wa
Region:	Great Southern
Area:	2932.2
Est:	1871
Seat:	Kojonup
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Url:	http://www.kojonup.wa.gov.au
Mayor:	Ned Radford
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Fedgov:	O'Connor
Stategov:	Roe
Near-Nw:	West Arthur
Near-N:	Woodanilling
Near-Ne:	Katanning
Near-W:	Boyup Brook
Near-E:	Broomehill-Tambellup
Near-Sw:	Manjimup
Near-S:	Cranbrook
Near-Se:	Broomehill-Tambellup

The Shire of Kojonup is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 250km (160miles) southeast of the state capital, Perth, along Albany Highway. The Shire covers an area of 2932km2 and its seat of government is the town of Kojonup.

History

The Kojonup Road District was created on 5 December 1871. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Kojonup following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[1]

Indigenous people

The Shire of Kojonup is located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang people of the Noongar nation.^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Wards

The shire has no wards, and all councillors serve 4-year terms. Previously, it was divided into 5 wards:

Kojonup Ward (3 councillors)
Balgarup Ward (2 councillors)
Muradup Ward (2 councillors)
Ongerup Ward (2 councillors)
Namarillup Ward (2 councillors)

(Note: The town of Ongerup, unrelated to the ward, is located within the Shire of Gnowangerup.)

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Kojonup with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[5] ^[6]

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Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Kojonup. As of 2023, 91 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Kojonup,^[7] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places, one of three being the Carrolup Native Settlement.^[8]

External links

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Notes and References

Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
Web site: Kaneang (WA) . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 14 October 2024.
Web site: Map of Indigenous Australia . . aiatsis.gov.au . . 14 October 2024.
Web site: Shire of Kojonup . The Shire of Kojonup acknowledges the Keneang people as the Traditional custodians of this land where the Shire is situated . . www.kojonup.wa.gov.au . Shire of Kojonup . 14 October 2024.
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 6 January 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 6 January 2023 .
Web site: Shire of Kojonup Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 20 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of Kojonup State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 20 February 2023.