Shire of Wandering
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The Shire of Wandering is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and, with a population of 444 as at the Template:CensusAU, is one of the nation's smallest. It covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". generally to the east of Albany Highway about Script error: No such module "convert". south-east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire's seat of government is the town of Wandering.
History
The Wandering Road District was gazetted on 6 October 1874 out of land previously part of the Williams Road District.[1]
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.[2]
Wards
The Shire is undivided and is represented by seven councillors.
From 1941 until the 2009 elections, it was divided into four wards as follows:
- North Ward (two councillors)
- North East Ward (two councillors)
- South Ward (two councillors)
- Town Ward (one councillor)
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Wandering with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3][4]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bannister * | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Codjatotine | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Dwarda | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Hastings | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Mount Cooke | [1] | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| North Bannister | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Pumphreys Bridge | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Springs | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
| Wandering | Script error: No such module "PopulationFromWikidata". | Template:Cvt | Template:Infobox mapframe |
- (* indicates locality is only partially located within this shire)
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Former towns
Population
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Heritage-listed places
As of 2023, 32 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Wandering,[5] of which none are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[6]
References
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External links
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