Shire of Victoria Plains
| Shire of Victoria Plains Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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.JPG) Victoria Plains shire offices, Calingiri, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 921 (2013 est)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.35851/km2 (0.9285/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,569 km2 (991.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Geoff Erickson | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Calingiri | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Moore | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Victoria Plains | ||||||||||||||
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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.
History
In 1871, the Victoria Plains Road District was created over an area extending as far north as Carnamah and east to the South Australian border. These areas gradually obtained their own local government over the next 40 years. On 1 July 1961, the area that remained became the Shire of Victoria Plains under the Local Government Act 1960.[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
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 880 |
| 1921 | 1,089 |
| 1933 | 1,241 |
| 1947 | 1,124 |
| 1954 | 1,810 |
| 1961 | 2,030 |
| 1966 | 1,785 |
| 1971 | 1,700 |
| 1976 | 1,493 |
| 1981 | 1,332 |
| 1986 | 1,243 |
| 1991 | 1,079 |
| 1996 | 943 |
| 2001 | 963 |
| 2006 | 903 |
| 2011 | 895 |
References
- ^ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
External links
Media related to Shire of Victoria Plains at Wikimedia Commons
