Shire of Merredin

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

The Shire of Merredin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 250 kilometres (155 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. Its seat of government is the town of Merredin, where 2,804 of the Shire's 3,595 residents live. The Shire covers an area of 3,300 square kilometres (1,274 sq mi).

Shire of Merredin Western Australia
The state heritage listed Merredin District Hall, 2014
Location in Western Australia
Population	3,119 (LGA 2021)[1]
Area	3,299.7 km2 (1,274.0 sq mi)
Shire President	Donna Crook
Council seat	Merredin
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Website	Shire of Merredin
LGAs around Shire of Merredin: Nungarin Mukinbudin Westonia Kellerberrin Shire of Merredin Westonia Bruce Rock Narembeen Yilgarn

History

On 30 June 1921, the Merredin Road District was created. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960.^[2]

Wards

On 3 May 2003, all wards were abolished and all 11 councillors sit at large.

Prior to this, the ward structure was as follows:

• Central Ward (7 councillors)
• North West Ward
• North East Ward
• South West Ward
• Totadgin Ward

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Merredin with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[3][4]

Locality	Population	Area	Map
Burracoppin	114 (SAL 2021)[5]	312.7 km2 (120.7 sq mi)
Goomarin	15 (SAL 2021)[6]	277.9 km2 (107.3 sq mi)
Hines Hill	59 (SAL 2021)[7]	237.8 km2 (91.8 sq mi)
Korbel	59 (SAL 2021)[8]	341.2 km2 (131.7 sq mi)
Merredin	2,604 (SAL 2021)[9]	250.1 km2 (96.6 sq mi)
Muntadgin	39 (SAL 2021)[10]	262.2 km2 (101.2 sq mi)
Nangeenan	75 (SAL 2021)[11]	184.6 km2 (71.3 sq mi)
Nokaning	48 (SAL 2021)[12]	233.6 km2 (90.2 sq mi)
Norpa	29 (SAL 2021)[13]	209.3 km2 (80.8 sq mi)
Nukarni	39 (SAL 2021)[14]	242 km2 (93 sq mi)
South Burracoppin	30 (SAL 2016)[15][16]	366.2 km2 (141.4 sq mi)
Tandegin	16 (SAL 2021)[17]	376.4 km2 (145.3 sq mi)

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1921 2,799 —     1933 3,445 +1.75% 1947 3,023 −0.93% 1954 3,797 +3.31% 1961 4,563 +2.66% 1966 5,297 +3.03% 1971 4,693 −2.39% 1976 4,730 +0.16% 1981 4,525 −0.88%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1986 4,177 −1.59% 1991 3,802 −1.86% 1996 3,634 −0.90% 2001 3,595 −0.22% 2006 3,245 −2.03% 2011 3,282 +0.23% 2016 3,350 +0.41% 2021 3,119 −1.42%

Notable councillors

• William Telfer, Merredin Roads Board member 1936–1955, chairman 1938–1955; also a state MP

Heritage-listed places

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Merredin

As of 2024^[update], 99 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Merredin,^[18] of which 15 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[19]