On 24 December 1891, the Morambine Road District was created. On 21 February 1913, it was renamed the Pingelly Road District. 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.
Wards
From 20 October 2007, Pingelly is no longer divided into wards, and its 8 councillors represent the entire shire.
The ward systems created under successive divisions were as follows:
1921
1986
1992
2003
Pingelly Ward (3)
Pingelly Ward (4)
Town Ward (4)
Central Ward (2)
Mourambine Ward (1)
Hotham Ward (1)
Hotham Ward (2)
Noonebin Ward (1)
Jingaring Ward (1)
Jingaring Ward (2)
North East Ward (1)
Kulyaling Ward (1)
Kulyaling Ward (2)
North West Ward (1)
Tutanning Ward (1)
Tutanning Ward (2)
South East Ward (1)
South West Ward (1)
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Pingelly with population and size figures based on the most recentAustralian census:
George Sewel, Pingelly Roads Board member 1904–1915, chairman 1914–1915; later a state MP
Heritage-listed places
As of 2023, 71 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Pingelly, of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Pingelly Post Office. A second place on the register, the CBH Bins, Pingelly, was deregistered on 1 July 2021.
^* This LGA holds city status under the Local Government Act 1995, ^† This LGA holds town status under the Local Government Act 1995, ^# Western Australian law applies to the Indian Ocean Territories under the Territories Law Reform Act 1992
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