Shire of West Arthur explained

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Shire of West Arthur
State:	wa
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Area:	2834.2
Est:	1896
Seat:	Darkan
Mayor:	Neil Morrell
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Region:	Wheatbelt
Url:	http://www.westarthur.wa.gov.au
Stategov:	Roe
Fedgov:	O'Connor
Near-Nw:	Collie
Near-N:	Williams
Near-Ne:	Narrogin
Near-W:	Collie
Near-E:	Wagin
Near-Sw:	Boyup Brook
Near-S:	Kojonup
Near-Se:	Woodanilling

The Shire of West Arthur is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, generally to the west of Albany Highway about 200km (100miles) south-east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 2834km2 and its seat of government is the town of Darkan. Industries within the Shire, worth approximately $45 million per year to the State's economy,^[1] are dominated by wool and sheep, and also include timber, grain, forestry, beef, pigs, cattle hide tanning, engineering and earthmoving.

History

The West Arthur Road District was created on 10 January 1896. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of West Arthur under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[2] The name relates to its position with respect to the former Arthur Road District, which was renamed to Wagin in 1905.

Wards

The ward system was discontinued on 20 October 2007 and all nine councillors represent the entire shire.

Previously, the shire was divided into four wards:

North West (three councillors)
North East (two councillors)
South East (two councillors)
South West (two councillors)

Towns and localities

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

Locality

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Population

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Area

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Former towns

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Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of West Arthur. As of 2023, 60 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of West Arthur,^[5] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: Agriculture Statistical Overview 96/97 - Shire of West Arthur. Agriculture WA. July 2000. 2006-11-15. PDF . https://web.archive.org/web/20060917160250/http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/programs/srd/agplan/regionstats/WestArthur2.pdf . 2006-09-17.
Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 12 February 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 12 February 2023 .
Web site: Shire of West Arthur Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of West Arthur State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.