Shire_of_Pingelly

Shire of Pingelly

Shire of Pingelly

Local government area in Wheatbelt region of Western Australia


The Shire of Pingelly is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth, between the Shires of Brookton and Cuballing along the Great Southern Highway. The Shire covers an area of 1,295 square kilometres (500 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Pingelly.

Quick Facts Shire of Pingelly Western Australia, Population ...

History

On 24 December 1891, the Morambine Road District was created. On 21 February 1913, it was renamed the Pingelly Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]

Wards

From 20 October 2007, Pingelly is no longer divided into wards, and its 8 councillors represent the entire shire.

The ward systems created under successive divisions were as follows:[2]

1921 1986 1992 2003
Pingelly Ward (3)Pingelly Ward (4)Town Ward (4)
Central Ward (2)Mourambine Ward (1)Hotham Ward (1)Hotham Ward (2)
Noonebin Ward (1)Jingaring Ward (1)Jingaring Ward (2)
North East Ward (1)Kulyaling Ward (1)Kulyaling Ward (2)
North West Ward (1)Tutanning Ward (1)Tutanning Ward (2)
South East Ward (1)
South West Ward (1)

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Pingelly with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3][4]

More information Locality, Population ...

Former towns

Population

More information Year, Pop. ...

Notable councillors

  • George Sewel, Pingelly Roads Board member 1904–1915, chairman 1914–1915; later a state MP

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 71 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Pingelly,[9] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Pingelly Post Office.[10] A second place on the register, the CBH Bins, Pingelly, was deregistered on 1 July 2021.[11]

More information Place name, Place # ...

Formerly on the State Register of Heritage Places:

More information Place name, Place # ...

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pingelly (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  4. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Pingelly (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pingelly (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pingelly (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Pingelly (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. "Shire of Pingelly Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  10. "Shire of Pingelly State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  11. "CBH Bins, Pingelly". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Shire_of_Pingelly, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.