Shire of Toodyay explained

Type:	lga
Shire of Toodyay
State:	wa
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Area:	1693.8
Est:	1871
Seat:	Toodyay
Mayor:	Rosemary Madácsi
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Region:	Wheatbelt
Url:	http://www.toodyay.wa.gov.au
Stategov:	Moore
Fedgov:	Pearce
Near-Nw:	Chittering
Near-N:	Victoria Plains
Near-Ne:	Goomalling
Near-W:	Chittering
Near-E:	Goomalling
Near-Sw:	Swan
Near-S:	Mundaring
Near-Se:	Northam

The Shire of Toodyay is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, beyond the north-eastern limits of the Perth metropolitan area. The Shire covers an area of 1694km2, and its seat of government is the town of Toodyay.

History

The Toodyay Road District was established on 24 January 1871. The Newcastle (later Toodyay) townsite separated as the Municipality of Newcastle on 2 October 1877. The municipality merged back into the road district on 8 March 1912. On 1 July 1961, Toodyay became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[1]

Wards

The Shire has been divided into 4 wards, since the Toodyay Road board meeting in June 1904.^[2]

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

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Toodyay 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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Presidents

See main article: List of shire presidents of Toodyay.

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of heritage places in the Shire of Toodyay. As of 2023, 173 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Toodyay,^[5] of which 16 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[6]

Notes and References

Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
News: Newcastle. . . Perth, WA . 4 June 1904 . 4 March 2014 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 13 February 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 13 February 2023 .
Web site: Shire of Toodyay Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of Toodyay State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.