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Shire Of Mingenew

The Shire of Mingenew is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southeast of the city of Geraldton and about 370 kilometres (230 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1,939 square kilometres (749 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Mingenew.

History

The Shire of Mingenew was initially constituted as the Upper Irwin Road District on 25 October 1901, over a much larger area. On 12 December 1919, it was renamed the Mingenew Road District. Between 1923 and 1928, it lost 80% of its land area to the neighboring Perenjori-Morawa Road District and the new districts of Carnamah and Three Springs. By 1930, it had adopted roughly its present boundaries.

On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

On 18 September 2009, the Shires of Mingenew, Three Springs, Morawa and Perenjori announced their intention to amalgamate. A formal agreement was signed five days later, and the name Billeranga was later chosen. However, by February 2011, community pressure had led to the negotiations stalling, and on 16 April 2011, voters from the Shire of Perenjori defeated the proposal at a referendum.

Wards

Since 2005 the Shire has been divided into two wards. Prior to this, a five-ward system was in place with the Town Ward having three councillors and the remaining wards one each.

  • Rural Ward (three councillors)
  • Town Ward (four councillors)

Towns and localities

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

Locality Population Area Map
Bundanoon 19 (SAL 2021) 129.1 km (49.8 sq mi) Map
Holmwood 9 (SAL 2021) 237.3 km (91.6 sq mi) Map
Ikewa 12 (SAL 2021) 147.9 km (57.1 sq mi) Map
Lockier 3 (SAL 2021) 82.2 km (31.7 sq mi) Map
Mingenew 258 (SAL 2021) 5.8 km (2.2 sq mi) Map
Mooriary 18 (SAL 2021) 301.8 km (116.5 sq mi) Map
Mount Budd 9 (SAL 2021) 152.9 km (59.0 sq mi) Map
Nangetty 20 (SAL 2021) 400.6 km (154.7 sq mi) Map
Yandanooka 30 (SAL 2021) 238.3 km (92.0 sq mi) Map
Yarragadee 29 (SAL 2021) 238.5 km (92.1 sq mi) Map

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1933 811—    
1947 690−1.15%
1954 960+4.83%
1961 985+0.37%
1966 978−0.14%
1971 987+0.18%
1976 841−3.15%
1981 736−2.63%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1986 693−1.20%
1991 621−2.17%
1996 586−1.15%
2001 542−1.55%
2006 471−2.77%
2011 480+0.38%
2016 455−1.06%
2021 407−2.21%

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 62 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mingenew, of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mingenew (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Mid-West councils to amalgamate". ABC Online. 18 September 2009.
  4. ^ Kennedy, Jane (25 February 2011). "Shire merges hit stalling point". ABC Midwest. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  5. ^ "Perenjori amalgamation not to proceed". Mid West News. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  6. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  7. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bundanoon (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Holmwood (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ikewa (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lockier (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mingenew (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mooriary (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Budd (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nangetty (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yandanooka (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yarragadee (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ^ "Shire of Mingenew Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  19. ^ "Shire of Mingenew State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

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