Shire of Westonia

The Shire of Westonia is a local government area in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 310 kilometres (193 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. Its seat of government is the small town of Westonia.

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Westonia, Western Australia.

Shire of Westonia
Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Population304 (2016 Census)[1]
 • Density0.09200/km2 (0.2383/sq mi)
Area3,304.4 km2 (1,275.8 sq mi)
Shire PresidentKarin Day
Council seatWestonia
RegionWheatbelt
State electorate(s)Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)Durack
WebsiteShire of Westonia
LGAs around Shire of Westonia:
Mount Marshall
Mukinbudin Shire of Westonia Yilgarn
Merredin

Although the Shire of Westonia is located in the Wheatbelt region, it is at the eastern limit of land suitable for wheat growing. The most important industries of Westonia today are wheat and sheep, but historically it was a gold mining area.

History

The Westonia Road District was established on 30 June 1916. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Westonia under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]

Wards

The Shire initially had a ward system with two elected members representing the north, south, west and town wards (for a total of eight members). However, following the 2009 local government elections the Shire of Westonia's ward system was abolished and the number of elected members was dropped to six.

Towns

Population
Year Population
1921842
19331,032
1947547
1954487
1961435
1966612
1971473
1976510
1981453
1986484
1991282
1996292
2001237
2006213
2011277
2016304

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 69 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Westonia,[3] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Edna May Tavern in Westonia.[4]

Place name Place # Street name Suburb or town Co-ordinates Built State
registered		 Notes & former names Photo
Edna May Tavern2707Wolfram StreetWestonia31.302758°S 118.696696°E / -31.302758; 118.696696 (Edna May Tavern, Westonia)191526 August 2008Edna May Hotel, Westonia Hotel

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Westonia (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Shire of Westonia Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  4. "Shire of Westonia State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

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