Shire of Wickepin explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Wickepin
State:	wa
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Area:	2041.6
Est:	1909
Seat:	Wickepin
Mayor:	Julie Russell
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Region:	Wheatbelt
Url:	http://www.wickepin.wa.gov.au
Stategov:	Central Wheatbelt
Fedgov:	O'Connor
Near-Nw:	Cuballing
Near-N:	Pingelly
Near-Ne:	Corrigin
Near-W:	Narrogin
Near-E:	Kulin
Near-Sw:	Wagin
Near-S:	Dumbleyung
Near-Se:	Dumbleyung

The Shire of Wickepin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, east of Narrogin and about 220km (140miles) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2042km2, and its seat of government is the town of Wickepin.

History

The Wickepin Road District was established on 19 February 1909. The Road Board consisted of a chairman, secretary and seven members. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[1]

Wards

The Shire is at present undivided with its nine councillors representing the entire shire.

Until 20 October 2007 the shire was divided into 5 wards:

Townsite Ward (2 councillors)
North Ward (2 councillors)
Central Ward (2 councillors)
South Ward (2 councillors)
East Ward (1 councillor)

Towns and localities

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

Locality

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Population

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Area

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Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 213 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Wickepin,^[4] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Wickepin Nursing Post.^[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 . . 14 February 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 14 February 2023 .
Web site: Shire of Wickepin Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of Wickepin State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.