Shire of Victoria Plains

The Shire of Victoria Plains is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. It covers an area of 2,569 square kilometres (992 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Calingiri.

Shire of Victoria Plains
Western Australia
Victoria Plains shire offices, Calingiri, 2014
Location in Western Australia
Population910 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.3542/km2 (0.917/sq mi)
Established1871
Area2,569 km2 (991.9 sq mi)
Shire PresidentPauline Bantock
Council seatCalingiri
RegionWheatbelt
State electorate(s)Moore
Federal division(s)Durack
WebsiteShire of Victoria Plains
LGAs around Shire of Victoria Plains:
Dandaragan Moora Wongan-Ballidu
Gingin Shire of Victoria Plains Wongan-Ballidu
Chittering Toodyay Goomalling

History

The Victoria Plains Road District was gazetted on 24 January 1871 covering an area extending as far north as Carnamah and east to the South Australian border.[2] These areas gradually obtained their own local government over the next 40 years.

The Melbourne Road District separated on 10 February 1887.[2]

On 11 December 1908, Moora Road District was gazetted and also separated.

As a result of the WA Local Government Act 1960, all remaining road districts became shires, including the Shire of Victoria Plains, on 1 July 1961.[2]

Wards

The shire is divided into four wards.

  • West Ward (three councillors)
  • Central Ward (two councillors)
  • East Ward (two councillors)
  • South Ward (two councillors)

Towns and localities

Presidents
Main article: List of shire presidents of Victoria Plains

Population
Year Population
1911880
19211,089
19331,241
19471,124
19541,810
19612,030
19661,785
19711,700
19761,493
19811,332
19861,243
19911,079
1996943
2001963
2006903
2011895
2016910

Heritage-listed places
Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Victoria Plains

As of 2021, 206 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Victoria Plains,[3] of which five are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[4]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Victoria Plains (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 Victoria Plains Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. "Shire of Victoria Plains State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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