Shire of Waroona explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Waroona
State:	wa
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Area:	832.2
Est:	1898
Seat:	Waroona
Mayor:	Mike Walmsley
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Region:	Peel
Url:	http://www.waroona.wa.gov.au
Stategov:	Murray-Wellington
Fedgov:	Canning
Near-Nw:	Mandurah
Near-N:	Murray
Near-E:	Boddington
Near-S:	Harvey

The Shire of Waroona is a local government area in the Peel region of Western Australia between Mandurah and Harvey and about 110km (70miles) south of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of about 835km2 and its seat of government is the town of Waroona.

History

The Drakesbrook Road District was established on 29 April 1898, seceding from the larger Murray Road District. The road district maintained the Drakesbrook name for some years after the town itself was renamed, but on 1 July 1961 it was declared a shire as the Shire of Waroona following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[1]

Wards

The shire no longer has wards, it is made up of eight councillors who represent the whole of the Shire.

Towns and localities

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

Suburb

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Population

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Area

Map

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Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of heritage places in the Shire of Waroona. As of 2023, 38 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Waroona,^[4] of which four are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[5]

Notes and References

Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 24 December 2022 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 24 December 2022 .
Web site: Shire of Waroona Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 23 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of Waroona State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 23 February 2023 .