Shire of Quairading explained
The Shire of Quairading is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 170km (110miles) east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2018km2, and its seat of government is the town of Quairading.
History
Quairading was initially constituted as the Greenhills Road District on 15 December 1892, covering a large area east of York. The district was broken up on 14 February 1913, with Greenhills renamed the Avon Road District and large parts of the former district separated as the new East Avon Road District and Kunjinn Road District.[1]
The Avon Road District was renamed to the Quairading Road District on 12 May 1922. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire as the Shire of Quairading under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
Wards
The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the nine councillors sit at large. Prior to the 2003 elections, there were eleven councillors representing five wards: Town (3), Southwest, Southeast, Northwest and Northeast (2 each).
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Quairading with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[2] [3]
Locality | data-sort-type=number | Population | data-sort-type=number | Area | Map |
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| | | Id: | Q4840978 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q4851152 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55466811 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q21892641 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55448745 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55448744 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55448740 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q7131660 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q3926652 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55448742 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55448741 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q8056419 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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Heritage-listed places
See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Quairading. As of 2023, 233 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Quairading,[4] of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
- 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 Quairading Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
- Web site: Shire of Quairading State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.