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Shire Of Williams

The Shire of Williams is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 161 kilometres (100 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,306 square kilometres (890 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Williams.

History

The Williams Road District was created on 12 February 1871 as one of the first regional local government areas in Western Australia. On 1 July 1961 it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all road districts into shires.

Wards

Until 2002, the Shire was divided into 3 wards - North West (1), North East (1) and Central (3). On 3 May 2003 all wards were abolished and councillors sit at large.

Towns and localities

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

Locality Population Area Map
Dardadine 15 (SAL 2021) 70.1 km (27.1 sq mi) Map
Meeking 10 (SAL 2021) 97.3 km (37.6 sq mi) Map
Williams 996 (SAL 2021) 2,135.7 km (824.6 sq mi) Map

Former towns

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 866—    
1921 772−1.14%
1933 929+1.55%
1947 933+0.03%
1954 1,413+6.11%
1961 1,330−0.86%
1966 1,193−2.15%
1971 1,177−0.27%
1976 1,178+0.02%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 1,174−0.07%
1986 1,146−0.48%
1991 1,005−2.59%
1996 1,018+0.26%
2001 869−3.12%
2006 863−0.14%
2011 914+1.15%
2016 981+1.42%
2021 1,021+0.80%

Notable councillors

  • Frederick Piesse, Williams Roads Board member 1880–1889, chairman 1886–1889; later a state MP

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 322 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Williams, of which two are on the State Register of Heritage Places.

Place name Place # Street name Suburb or town Co-ordinates Built State
registered
Notes & former names Photo
Sherry's House and Wayside Inn site 2739 Williams Road Quindanning 33°02′37″S 116°34′06″E / 33.043527°S 116.56822°E / -33.043527; 116.56822 (Sherry's House and Wayside Inn site) 1926 Quindanning Inn
Located behind the Quindanning Hotel
Quindanning Hotel 16215 Pinjarra-Williams Road Quindanning 33°02′38″S 116°34′06″E / 33.043828°S 116.568288°E / -33.043828; 116.568288 (Quindanning Hotel) 1908 25 June 2010 Ye Olde Quindanning Inne

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Williams (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. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  4. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2023.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dardadine (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Meeking (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Williams (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ "Shire of Williams Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Shire of Williams State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

33°01′30″S 116°52′52″E / 33.025°S 116.881°E / -33.025; 116.881