Shire of Chittering
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The Shire of Chittering is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, covering an area of about Script error: No such module "convert". just beyond the northeastern fringe of the Perth metropolitan area, generally along and east of the Great Northern Highway. Its seat of government is the town of Bindoon.
History
It was established as the Chittering Brook Road District on 10 January 1896, but was renamed the Chittering Road District on 7 February that year. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[1]
Wards
On 3 May 2003, wards were abolished throughout the shire, and the 7 councillors represent all residents in the shire.
Prior to this, the ward system was as follows:
- Bindoon Ward (3 councillors)
- Chittering Ward (2 councillors)
- Muchea Ward (1 councillor)
- Wannamal Ward (1 councillor)
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Chittering with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[2][3]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| Chittering | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Maplink |
| Lower Chittering | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Maplink |
| Mooliabeenee | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Maplink |
| Muchea | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Maplink |
| Wannamal | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Maplink |
Population
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Heritage-listed places
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References
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External links
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