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Local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Shire of Lake Grace is a local government area in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 350 kilometres (217 mi) ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has a land area of 10,379 square kilometres (4,007 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Lake Grace.
Shire of Lake Grace Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 1,265 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1922 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 10,379.2 km2 (4,007.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Shire President | Leonard William Armstrong | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Lake Grace | ||||||||||||||
Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Lake Grace | ||||||||||||||
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The Lake Grace Road District was gazetted on 22 December 1922. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
The towns and localities of the Shire of Lake Grace with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3][4]
Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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Beenong | 41 (SAL 2021)[5] | 265.1 km2 (102.4 sq mi) | |
Buniche | 26 (SAL 2021)[6] | 328.7 km2 (126.9 sq mi) | |
Dunn Rock | 11 (SAL 2016)[7][8] | 566.1 km2 (218.6 sq mi) | |
East Newdegate | 17 (SAL 2021)[9] | 505.7 km2 (195.3 sq mi) | |
Hatter Hill | 0 (SAL 2016)[10][11] | 1,595.1 km2 (615.9 sq mi) | |
Kuender | 41 (SAL 2016)[12][13] | 439.5 km2 (169.7 sq mi) | |
Lake Biddy | 59 (SAL 2021)[14] | 575 km2 (222 sq mi) | |
Lake Camm | 23 (SAL 2021)[15] | 344.3 km2 (132.9 sq mi) | |
Lake Grace | 523 (SAL 2021)[16] | 96.2 km2 (37.1 sq mi) | |
Lake King | 84 (SAL 2021)[17] | 1,373.6 km2 (530.3 sq mi) | |
Magenta | 22 (SAL 2021)[18] | 822.9 km2 (317.7 sq mi) | |
Mallee Hill | 30 (SAL 2021)[19] | 663.8 km2 (256.3 sq mi) | |
Mount Madden | 30 (SAL 2021)[20] | 593.2 km2 (229.0 sq mi) | |
Mount Sheridan | 23 (SAL 2021)[21] | 830.2 km2 (320.5 sq mi) | |
Neendaling | 19 (SAL 2021)[22] | 242.3 km2 (93.6 sq mi) | |
Newdegate | 159 (SAL 2021)[23] | 297.6 km2 (114.9 sq mi) | |
North Burngup | 20 (SAL 2021)[24] | 379 km2 (146 sq mi) | |
North Lake Grace | 23 (SAL 2021)[25] | 269.6 km2 (104.1 sq mi) | |
South Newdegate | 43 (SAL 2021)[26] | 586.3 km2 (226.4 sq mi) | |
Varley | 44 (SAL 2021)[27] | 712.4 km2 (275.1 sq mi) |
As of 2023, 231 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Lake Grace,[28] of which five are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[29]
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