Shire of Wandering explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Wandering
State:	wa
Region:	Wheatbelt
Area:	1900.8
Seat:	Wandering
Image2 Upright:	0.81
Local Map:	yes
Zoom:	9
Mayor:	Ian Turton
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Url:	http://www.wandering.wa.gov.au
Fedgov:	O'Connor
Stategov:	Central Wheatbelt
Near-Nw:	Serpentine- Jarrahdale
Near-N:	Beverley
Near-Ne:	Brookton
Near-W:	Boddington
Near-E:	Pingelly
Near-Sw:	Boddington
Near-S:	Williams
Near-Se:	Cuballing

The Shire of Wandering is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and, with a population of 444 as at the, is one of the nation's smallest. It covers an area of 1901km2 generally to the east of Albany Highway about 120km (80miles) south-east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire's seat of government is the town of Wandering.

History

The Wandering Road District was gazetted on 6 October 1874 out of land previously part of the Williams Road District.^[1]

On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[2]

Wards

The Shire is undivided and is represented by seven councillors.

From 1941 until the 2009 elections, it was divided into four wards as follows:

• North Ward (two councillors)
• North East Ward (two councillors)
• South Ward (two councillors)
• Town Ward (one councillor)

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Wandering with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^{[3] [4]}

Locality	data-sort-type=number	Population	data-sort-type=number	Area	Map
Bannister *			Id: Q55448832 Zoom: 9 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448833 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q976720 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55807711 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q116771238 Zoom: 9 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q1248887 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448834 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448831 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q4018096 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes

• (* indicates locality is only partially located within this shire)

• Locality was accessed as part of North Bannister in the 2021 Australian census, no separate population data available.

Former towns

• Gleneagle
• Mooterdine

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 32 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Wandering,^[5] of which none are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tuesday, 6th October, 1874 . Government Gazette of Western Australia . 26 January 2020.
2. Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
3. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 13 February 2023 .
4. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 13 February 2023 .
5. Web site: Shire of Wandering Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
6. Web site: Shire of Wandering State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.