Shire of Boddington

This article is about the local government area. For the town, see Boddington, Western Australia.

The Shire of Boddington is a local government area in the Peel region of Western Australia, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1,901 square kilometres (734 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Boddington.

Shire of Boddington Western Australia
The heritage listed Marradong Road Board Office in Boddington, in use from 1925 to 1965
Location in Western Australia
Population	1,705 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established	1892
Area	1,900.6 km2 (733.8 sq mi)
Shire President	Garry Ventris
Council seat	Boddington
Region	Peel
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	Canning
Website	Shire of Boddington
LGAs around Shire of Boddington: Murray Wandering Waroona Shire of Boddington Wandering Harvey Collie Williams

History

The Mooradung Road District was established on 19 May 1892. It was renamed the Marradong Road District on 30 October 1903.^[2]

The board initially convened at Marradong 8 km to the south of Boddington, but relocated to Boddington in 1925 after the arrival of the railway and construction of suitable buildings. On 1 July 1961, the Marradong Road District became the Shire of Boddington following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[2]

Wards

The Shire has been divided into 2 wards.

• Town Ward (4 councillors)
• Rural Ward (3 councillors)

2023 election results

2023 Western Australian local elections: Boddington^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Eugene Smalberger (elected)	unopposed
Registered electors			1,247

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 Western Australian local elections § Boddington.[edit]

Three vacancies were not filled and a by-election was held in 2024.

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Boddington with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[4][5]

Suburb	Population	Area	Map
Bannister *	72 (SAL 2021)[6]	421.1 km2 (162.6 sq mi)
Boddington	1,178 (SAL 2021)[7]	114.6 km2 (44.2 sq mi)
Crossman	153 (SAL 2021)[8]	137 km2 (53 sq mi)
Marradong	58 (SAL 2021)[9]	323 km2 (125 sq mi)
Lower Hotham	13 (SAL 2021)[10]	118.5 km2 (45.8 sq mi)
Mount Wells	0 (SAL 2016)[11][12]	236 km2 (91 sq mi)
Quindanning	43 (SAL 2021)[13]	152.8 km2 (59.0 sq mi)
Ranford	201 (SAL 2021)[14]	2 km2 (0.77 sq mi)
Upper Murray	0 (SAL 2021)[15]	104.2 km2 (40.2 sq mi)
Wuraming	0 (SAL 2016)[16][17]	349.5 km2 (134.9 sq mi)

* Indicates locality is only partially located within the Shire of Boddington

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1921 675 —     1933 918 +2.60% 1947 1,275 +2.37% 1954 1,250 −0.28% 1961 967 −3.60% 1966 761 −4.68% 1971 714 −1.27% 1976 720 +0.17% 1981 778 +1.56%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1986 911 +3.21% 1991 1,416 +9.22% 1996 1,516 +1.37% 2001 1,401 −1.57% 2006 1,379 −0.32% 2011 2,226 +10.05% 2016 1,844 −3.70% 2021 1,705 −1.56%

Heritage-listed places

Main article: List of heritage places in the Shire of Boddington

As of 2023, 61 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Boddington,^[18] of which one is listed on the State Register of Heritage Places,^[19] Asquith Bridge, which was completely destroyed in the bush fire in 2015.^[20]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boddington (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
3. "2023 Ordinary Election - Boddington". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
4. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
5. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bannister (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boddington (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Crossman (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marradong (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lower Hotham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Wells (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. 
12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Wells (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Quindanning (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ranford (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Upper Murray (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wuraming (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. 
17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wuraming (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
18. "Shire of Boddington Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
19. "Shire of Boddington State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
20. Grace, Millimaci (8 February 2015). "Bushfire claims historic bridge". The West Australian. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

External links

• Official website

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