Shire of Lake Grace

The Shire of Lake Grace is a local government area in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 350 kilometres (217 mi) ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has a land area of 10,379 square kilometres (4,007 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Lake Grace.

Shire of Lake Grace
Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Population1,268 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.12217/km2 (0.31641/sq mi)
Established1922
Area10,379.2 km2 (4,007.4 sq mi)
Shire PresidentLeonard William Armstrong
Council seatLake Grace
RegionWheatbelt
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor
WebsiteShire of Lake Grace
LGAs around Shire of Lake Grace:
Wickepin Kulin Dundas
Dumbleyung Shire of Lake Grace Ravensthorpe
Kent Jerramungup Ravensthorpe

History

The Lake Grace Road District was gazetted on 22 December 1922. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]

Towns and localities

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 231 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Lake Grace,[3] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[4]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lake Grace (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Shire of Lake Grace Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. "Shire of Lake Grace State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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