Shire of Victoria Plains

Shire of Victoria Plains
Local government area
Victoria Plains shire offices, Calingiri, 2014
Interactive map of Shire of Victoria Plains
Country	Australia
State	Western Australia
Region	Wheatbelt
Established	1871
Council seat	Calingiri
Government
• Shire President	Pauline Bantock
• State electorate	Moore
• Federal division	Durack
Area
• Total	2,569 km^2 (992 sq mi)
Population
• Total	802 (LGA2021)[2]
Website	Shire of Victoria Plains
LGAs around Shire of Victoria Plains Dandaragan Moora Wongan-Ballidu Gingin Shire of Victoria Plains Wongan-Ballidu Chittering Toodyay Goomalling

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

The Victoria Plains Road District was gazetted on 24 January 1871 covering an area extending as far north as Carnamah and east to the South Australian border.^[3] These areas gradually obtained their own local government over the next 40 years.

The Melbourne Road District separated on 10 February 1887.^[3]

On 11 December 1908, Moora Road District was gazetted and also separated.

As a result of the WA Local Government Act 1960, all remaining road districts became shires, including the Shire of Victoria Plains, on 1 July 1961.^[3]

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Victoria Plains with population and size figures based on the most recentAustralian census are as follows:^[4][5]

Locality	Population	Area	Map
Bolgart	128 (SAL2021)[6]	261 km^2 (101 sq mi)
Calingiri	198 (SAL2021)[7]	196.9 km^2 (76.0 sq mi)
Carani	29 (SAL2021)[8]	190.5 km^2 (73.6 sq mi)
Gillingarra	49 (SAL2021)[9]	220.6 km^2 (85.2 sq mi)
Glentromie	44 (SAL2021)[10]	181.1 km^2 (69.9 sq mi)
Mogumber	58 (SAL2021)[11]	250.6 km^2 (96.8 sq mi)
New Norcia	57 (SAL2021)[12]	146.6 km^2 (56.6 sq mi)
Old Plains	47 (SAL2021)[13]	265.5 km^2 (102.5 sq mi)
Piawaning	61 (SAL2021)[14]	173.7 km^2 (67.1 sq mi)
Waddington	26 (SAL2016)[15][16]	163.3 km^2 (63.1 sq mi)
Wyening	19 (SAL2021)[17]	138.9 km^2 (53.6 sq mi)
Yarawindah	23 (SAL2016)[18][19]	200.2 km^2 (77.3 sq mi)
Yerecoin	67 (SAL2021)[20]	161.2 km^2 (62.2 sq mi)

Presidents

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1911 880 —     1921 1,089 +2.15% 1933 1,241 +1.09% 1947 1,124 −0.70% 1954 1,810 +7.04% 1961 2,030 +1.65% 1966 1,785 −2.54% 1971 1,700 −0.97% 1976 1,493 −2.56%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1981 1,332 −2.26% 1986 1,243 −1.37% 1991 1,079 −2.79% 1996 943 −2.66% 2001 963 +0.42% 2006 903 −1.28% 2011 895 −0.18% 2016 910 +0.33% 2021 802 −2.50%

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 206 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Victoria Plains,^[21] of which five are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[22]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Victoria Plains (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Victoria Plains (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
3. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register"(PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
4. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
5. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bolgart (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Calingiri (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Carani (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gillingarra (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Glentromie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mogumber (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "New Norcia (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Old Plains (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Piawaning (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Waddington (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. 
16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Waddington (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wyening (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
18. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yarawindah (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. 
19. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yarawindah (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
20. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yerecoin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
21. "Shire of Victoria Plains Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
22. "Shire of Victoria Plains 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 Victoria Plains at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

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