Shire of Wiluna

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

The Shire of Wiluna is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region (since 2021)^[2] of Western Australia, about 950 kilometres (590 mi) northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 182,155 square kilometres (70,330 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Wiluna.

Shire of Wiluna Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Population	535 (LGA 2021)[1]
Area	182,155.8 km2 (70,330.7 sq mi)
Shire President	Mr Peter Grundy
Council seat	Wiluna
Region	Goldfields-Esperance
State electorate(s)	North West Central
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Website	Shire of Wiluna
LGAs around Shire of Wiluna: East Pilbara East Pilbara East Pilbara Meekatharra Shire of Wiluna Ngaanyatjarraku Sandstone Leonora Laverton

History

The Wiluna Road District was gazetted on 29 October 1909, largely formed out of part of the abolished Nannine Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all road districts into shires. On 1 July 1993, the eastern half of the Shire abutting the State's border with the Northern Territory was incorporated as the Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku.^[3][4]

The shire is predominantly mining and pastoral land. There are 27 pastoral leases within the shire; 15 of which are owned by families or pastoral companies, ten of which are owned by mining companies, two are owned by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC). Both of the stations that are owned by the DEC are destocked and run as nature reserves; many of the leases owned by mining companies have also been destocked.^[5]

Wards

The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the seven councillors sit at large.

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Wiluna with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[6][7]

Locality	Population	Area	Map
Lake Carnegie	12 (SAL 2021)[8]	25,855.6 km2 (9,982.9 sq mi)
Little Sandy Desert	5 (SAL 2021)[9]	119,397.1 km2 (46,099.5 sq mi)
Wiluna	521 (SAL 2021)[10]	35,984.5 km2 (13,893.7 sq mi)

Heritage-listed places

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

As of 2023, 38 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Wiluna,^[11] of which two are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[12]