Shire of Dalwallinu

Shire of Dalwallinu
Local government area
Dalwallinu shire offices, 2018
Interactive map of Shire of Dalwallinu
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
Region	Wheatbelt
Established	1916
Council seat	Dalwallinu
Government
• Shire President	Keith Carter
• State electorate	Moore
• Federal division	Durack
Area
• Total	7,235.8 km^2 (2,793.8 sq mi)
Population
• Total	1,379 (LGA2021)[2]
Website	Shire of Dalwallinu
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The Shire of Dalwallinu is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 250 kilometres (155 mi) NNE of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 7,236 square kilometres (2,794 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Dalwallinu.

History

Initially, the area was part of the Moora and Upper Irwin Road Districts. On 2 June 1916, the Dalwallinu Road District was created. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.^[3]

Wards

On 14 May 1966, the Shire was divided into four wards: Central, North, South and East Wards, and membership was increased from 9 to 11.^[4] On 22 May 1971, a new ward, Dalwallinu Townsite Ward with one councillor, was created and the council reduced back to 9 councillors by allocating 2 each to the original four wards.^[5] In 1992, the Central and Dalwallinu Townsite Wards were merged to form the new Central Ward, and on 3 May 2003, the Central and South Wards were merged to form the new South Ward.^[3]

As such, the present ward system of the shire is:

• East Ward (two councillors)
• North Ward (two councillors)
• South Ward (six councillors)

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Dalwallinu with population and size figures based on the most recentAustralian census:^[6][7]

Locality	Population	Area	Map
Buntine	51 (SAL2021)[8]	571.6 km^2 (220.7 sq mi)
Dalwallinu	826 (SAL2021)[9]	684.2 km^2 (264.2 sq mi)
East Damboring	9 (SAL2021)[10]	103.3 km^2 (39.9 sq mi)
Goodlands	29 (SAL2021)[11]	2,119.4 km^2 (818.3 sq mi)
Jibberding	24 (SAL2021)[12]	1,054.1 km^2 (407.0 sq mi)
Kalannie	147 (SAL2021)[13]	711 km^2 (275 sq mi)
Marne	10 (SAL2021)[14]	79.6 km^2 (30.7 sq mi)
Miamoon	17 (SAL2021)[15]	124.3 km^2 (48.0 sq mi)
Nugadong	11 (SAL2021)[16]	202.4 km^2 (78.1 sq mi)
Petrudor	20 (SAL2021)[17]	284.8 km^2 (110.0 sq mi)
Pithara	129 (SAL2021)[18]	566.7 km^2 (218.8 sq mi)
Wubin	90 (SAL2021)[19]	498 km^2 (192 sq mi)
Xantippe	14 (SAL2021)[20]	247.2 km^2 (95.4 sq mi)

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1921 956 —     1933 2,226 +7.30% 1947 1,703 −1.89% 1954 2,148 +3.37% 1961 2,218 +0.46% 1966 2,425 +1.80% 1971 2,282 −1.21% 1976 2,178 −0.93% 1981 1,901 −2.68%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1986 1,779 −1.32% 1991 1,573 −2.43% 1996 1,693 +1.48% 2001 1,656 −0.44% 2006 1,368 −3.75% 2011 1,266 −1.54% 2016 1,429 +2.45% 2021 1,379 −0.71%

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 81 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Dalwallinu,^[21] of which two are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[22]

Place name	Place #	Street name	Suburb or town	Co-ordinates	Built	State registered	Notes & former names	Photo
Wubin Wheatbin	666	Great Northern Highway	Wubin	30°06′24″S116°37′50″E / 30.106684°S 116.630672°E / -30.106684; 116.630672 (Wubin Wheatbin)	1939	13 April 2012	Wubin Wheatbin Museum, CBH Wheatbin
Pithara Hall & Supper Room	667	41-43 Leahy Street	Pithara	30°23′15″S116°40′07″E / 30.387497°S 116.668564°E / -30.387497; 116.668564 (Pithara Hall & Supper Room)	1931	9 February 2016	Pithara Town Hall

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dalwallinu (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dalwallinu (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
4. "Local Government Act, 1960 - Shire of Dalwallinu - Redivision into Wards and Increase in Membership - Order in Council (per L.G. 318/54)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 21 January 1966. p. 1966:166–167.
5. "Local Government Act, 1960 - Shire of Dalwallinu - Wards and Membership. Order in Council (per L.G. 318/54)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 15 January 1971. p. 1971:100.
6. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
7. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Buntine (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dalwallinu (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Damboring (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Goodlands (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jibberding (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kalannie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marne (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Miamoon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nugadong (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Petrudor (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
18. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pithara (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
19. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wubin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
20. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Xantippe (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
21. "Shire of Dalwallinu Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
22. "Shire of Dalwallinu State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

External links

Media related to Shire of Dalwallinu at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

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