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Shire of Merredin
Western Australia

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Merredin District Hall, 2014


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Location in Western Australia

Population
3,300 (2013 est)[1]
 • Density
1.000/km2 (2.59/sq mi)
Area
3,299.7 km2 (1,274.0 sq mi)
Mayor
Ken Hooper
Council seat
Merredin
Region
Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)
Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division(s)
Durack, O'Connor

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LGAs around Shire of Merredin:
Nungarin Mukinbudin Westonia
Kellerberrin Shire of Merredin Westonia
Bruce Rock Narembeen Yilgarn



The Shire of Merredin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 250 kilometres (155 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. Its seat of government is the town of Merredin, where 2,804 of the Shire's 3,595 residents live. The Shire covers an area of 3,300 square kilometres (1,274 sq mi).




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Wards


  • 3 Towns and localities


  • 4 Population


  • 5 Notable councillors


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





History[edit]


On 30 June 1921, the Merredin Road District was created. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960.[2]



Wards[edit]


On 3 May 2003, all wards were abolished and all 11 councillors sit at large.


Prior to this, the ward structure was as follows:



  • Central Ward (7 councillors)

  • North West Ward

  • North East Ward

  • South West Ward

  • Totadgin Ward



Towns and localities[edit]



  • Merredin

  • Booraan

  • Burracoppin

  • Hines Hill

  • Korbel

  • Muntadgin

  • Nangeenan

  • Nokaning

  • Norpa

  • Nukarni

  • Tandegin



Population[edit]



































































Year
Population
1921 2,799
1933 3,445
1947 3,023
1954 3,797
1961 4,563
1966 5,297
1971 4,693
1976 4,730
1981 4,525
1986 4,177
1991 3,802
1996 3,634
2001 3,595
2006 3,245
2011 3,282


Notable councillors[edit]



  • William Telfer, Merredin Roads Board member 1936–1955, chairman 1938–1955; also a state MP


References[edit]





  1. ^ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.




External links[edit]


Media related to Shire of Merredin at Wikimedia Commons



  • Official website Edit this at Wikidata


Coordinates: 31°28′59″S 118°17′10″E / 31.483°S 118.286°E / -31.483; 118.286









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