Shire of Wickepin

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

The Shire of Wickepin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, east of Narrogin and about 220 kilometres (137 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,042 square kilometres (788 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Wickepin.

Shire of Wickepin Western Australia
Wickepin Town Hall, 2014
Location in Western Australia
Population	690 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established	1909
Area	2,041.6 km2 (788.3 sq mi)
Shire President	Julie Russell
Council seat	Wickepin
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Website	Shire of Wickepin
LGAs around Shire of Wickepin: Cuballing Pingelly Corrigin Narrogin Shire of Wickepin Kulin Wagin Dumbleyung Dumbleyung

History

The Wickepin Road District was established on 19 February 1909. The Road Board consisted of a chairman, secretary and seven members. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[2]

Wards

The Shire is at present undivided with its nine councillors representing the entire shire.

Until 20 October 2007 the shire was divided into 5 wards:

• Townsite Ward (2 councillors)
• North Ward (2 councillors)
• Central Ward (2 councillors)
• South Ward (2 councillors)
• East Ward (1 councillor)

Towns and localities

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

Locality	Population	Area	Map
East Wickepin	19 (SAL 2021)[5]	136.4 km2 (52.7 sq mi)
Gillimanning	21 (SAL 2021)[6]	161.7 km2 (62.4 sq mi)
Harrismith	52 (SAL 2021)[7]	202.2 km2 (78.1 sq mi)
Kirk Rock	18 (SAL 2021)[8]	211.4 km2 (81.6 sq mi)
Malyalling	20 (SAL 2021)[9]	117.1 km2 (45.2 sq mi)
Tincurrin	48 (SAL 2021)[10]	245.1 km2 (94.6 sq mi)
Toolibin	21 (SAL 2021)[11]	210.5 km2 (81.3 sq mi)
Wickepin	380 (SAL 2021)[12]	374.6 km2 (144.6 sq mi)
Wogolin	21 (SAL 2021)[13]	206.6 km2 (79.8 sq mi)
Yealering	91 (SAL 2021)[14]	173.1 km2 (66.8 sq mi)

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1911 1,146 —     1921 1,454 +2.41% 1933 1,598 +0.79% 1947 1,153 −2.30% 1954 1,334 +2.10% 1961 1,276 −0.63% 1966 1,380 +1.58% 1971 1,144 −3.68% 1976 1,076 −1.22%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1981 1,018 −1.10% 1986 951 −1.35% 1991 915 −0.77% 1996 833 −1.86% 2001 713 −3.06% 2006 716 +0.08% 2011 750 +0.93% 2016 718 −0.87% 2021 690 −0.79%

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 213 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Wickepin,^[15] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Wickepin Nursing Post.^[16]

Place name	Place #	Street name	Suburb or town	Co-ordinates	Built	State registered	Notes & former names	Photo
Wickepin Nursing Post	2722	Wogolin Road	Wickepin	32.782128°S 117.507366°E / -32.782128; 117.507366 (Wickepin Nursing Post)	1926	24 November 2000	Wickepin District War Memorial Hospital