Shire of Woodanilling explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Woodanilling
State:	wa
Region:	Great Southern
Area:	1129.0
Seat:	Woodanilling
Image2 Upright:	0.81
Local Map:	yes
Zoom:	9
Url:	http://www.woodanilling.wa.gov.au
Mayor:	Russel Thomson
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Fedgov:	O'Connor
Stategov:	Roe
Near-Nw:	West Arthur
Near-N:	Wagin
Near-Ne:	Dumbleyung
Near-W:	West Arthur
Near-E:	Katanning
Near-Sw:	Kojonup
Near-S:	Kojonup
Near-Se:	Katanning

The Shire of Woodanilling is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 30km (20miles) south of Wagin and about 260km (160miles) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1129km2, and its seat of government is the town of Woodanilling.

History

The Woodanilling Road District was established on 2 February 1906. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all road districts into shires.^[1]

Indigenous people

The south-western part of the Shire of Woodanilling is located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang people while the majority of the shire is on the traditional land of the Wiilman people, both of the Noongar nation.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Wards

The shire is divided into 3 wards:

• Central Ward (2 councillors)
• West Ward (3 councillors)
• East Ward (2 councillors)

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Woodanilling with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^{[5] [6]}

Locality	data-sort-type=number	Population	data-sort-type=number	Area	Map
			Id: Q55448720 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448718 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q38701216 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448721 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q38082391 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q55448719 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
			Id: Q2593106 Zoom: 10 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes

Population

Historical population of the shire:^[7]

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of heritage places in the Shire of Woodanilling. As of 2023, 224 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Woodanilling,^[8] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places,^[9] the Carrolup Aboriginal Cemetery in Marribank.^[10] The cemetery is part of the also state heritage listed Carrolup Native Settlement, which was state heritage listed on 22 May 2007 but is predominantly located in the neighbouring Shire of Kojonup.^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
2. Web site: Kaneang (WA) . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 14 October 2024.
3. Web site: Wiilman (WA) . . www.samuseum.sa.gov.au . . 14 October 2024.
4. Web site: Map of Indigenous Australia . . aiatsis.gov.au . . 14 October 2024.
5. Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 7 January 2023 .
6. Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 7 January 2023 .
7. Web site: Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2008–09. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 30 March 2010. 4 June 2010. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100605051741/http://abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Latestproducts/3218.0Main%20Features82008-09?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2008-09&num=&view=. 5 June 2010. dmy-all.
8. Web site: Shire of Woodanilling Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 20 February 2023.
9. Web site: Shire of Woodanilling State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 20 February 2023.
10. Web site: Carrolup Aboriginal Cemetery. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 13 March 2021.
11. Web site: Carrolup Native Settlement. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 13 March 2021.