Shire of Lake Grace explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Lake Grace
State:	wa
Region:	Wheatbelt
Area:	10379.2
Est:	1922
Seat:	Lake Grace
Image Upright:	0.81
Local Map:	yes
Zoom:	7
Url:	http://www.lakegrace.wa.gov.au
Mayor:	Leonard William Armstrong
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Fedgov:	O'Connor
Stategov:	Roe
Near-Nw:	Wickepin
Near-N:	Kulin
Near-Ne:	Dundas
Near-W:	Dumbleyung
Near-E:	Ravensthorpe
Near-Sw:	Kent
Near-S:	Jerramungup
Near-Se:	Ravensthorpe

The Shire of Lake Grace is a local government area in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 350km (220miles) ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has a land area of 10379km2 and its seat of government is the town of Lake Grace.

History

The Lake Grace Road District was gazetted on 22 December 1922. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[1]

Towns and localities

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

Locality	data-sort-type=number	Population	data-sort-type=number	Area	Map
			Id: Q50407541 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448844 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55770522 Zoom: 9 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448839 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448836 Zoom: 8 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q30582907 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448842 Zoom: 9 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55772075 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q3216458 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q21888891 Zoom: 8 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448838 Zoom: 9 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55770526 Zoom: 9 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55770524 Zoom: 9 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q38082603 Zoom: 9 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q21887113 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q1693905 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448841 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448845 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448843 Zoom: 9 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q7915980 Zoom: 9 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Lake Grace. As of 2023, 231 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Lake Grace,^[4] of which five are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[5]

External links

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
2. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 9 February 2023 .
3. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 9 February 2023 .
4. Web site: Shire of Lake Grace Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
5. Web site: Shire of Lake Grace State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.