The Shire of Dowerin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 160 kilometres (100 mi) northeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 1,847 square kilometres (713 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Dowerin.

History

On 3 November 1911, the Dowerin Road District was gazetted. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.

Wards

Council resolved to dissolve Wards in December 2016.

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Dowerin with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:

Locality	Population	Area	Map
Dowerin	436 (SAL 2021)	292 km (113 sq mi)
Hindmarsh	54 (SAL 2021)	284.6 km (109.9 sq mi)
Koomberkine	54 (SAL 2021)	356.6 km (137.7 sq mi)
Manmanning	42 (SAL 2021)	417.2 km (161.1 sq mi)
Minnivale	40 (SAL 2021)	261.4 km (100.9 sq mi)
Ucarty	78 (SAL 2021)	251.1 km (97.0 sq mi)

Former towns

• Amery
• Ejanding

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1921 1,063 —     1933 1,475 +2.77% 1947 1,152 −1.75% 1954 1,311 +1.86% 1961 1,392 +0.86% 1966 1,300 −1.36% 1971 1,071 −3.80% 1976 1,070 −0.02% 1981 998 −1.38%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1986 961 −0.75% 1991 881 −1.72% 1996 817 −1.50% 2001 782 −0.87% 2006 702 −2.14% 2011 678 −0.69% 2016 690 +0.35% 2021 715 +0.71%

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 30 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Dowerin, of which none are on the State Register of Heritage Places.