Shire of Wyalkatchem

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

The Shire of Wyalkatchem is a local government area located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Its seat of government is the town of Wyalkatchem, about 190 kilometres (118 mi) northeast of Perth, the state capital.

Shire of Wyalkatchem Western Australia
The Wyalkatchem Shire offices
Location in Western Australia
Population	470 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established	1920
Area	1,595.4 km2 (616.0 sq mi)
Shire President	Quentin Davies
Council seat	Wyalkatchem
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	Durack
Website	Shire of Wyalkatchem
LGAs around Shire of Wyalkatchem: Wongan Ballidu Koorda Mount Marshall Dowerin Shire of Wyalkatchem Trayning Cunderdin Tammin Kellerberrin

History

On 18 June 1920, the Wyalkatchem Road District was created out of land previously administered by the Ninghan and Dowerin Road Boards. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Wyalkatchem under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[2]

Wards

The shire has no wards, and seven councillors. The shire president is elected from amongst the councillors.

Towns and localities

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

Suburb	Population	Area	Map
Benjaberring	23 (SAL 2021)[5]	174.9 km2 (67.5 sq mi)
Cowcowing	19 (SAL 2021)[6]	235.3 km2 (90.8 sq mi)
Korrelocking	58 (SAL 2021)[7]	451.4 km2 (174.3 sq mi)
Nalkain	4 (SAL 2021)[8]	75.3 km2 (29.1 sq mi)
Nembudding	12 (SAL 2021)[9]	146.2 km2 (56.4 sq mi)
Wyalkatchem	358 (SAL 2021)[10]	511.4 km2 (197.5 sq mi)

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1921 1,218 —     1933 1,533 +1.94% 1947 1,094 −2.38% 1954 1,235 +1.75% 1961 1,383 +1.63% 1966 1,252 −1.97% 1971 1,113 −2.33% 1976 1,005 −2.02% 1981 954 −1.04%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1986 786 −3.80% 1991 704 −2.18% 1996 628 −2.26% 2001 661 +1.03% 2006 564 −3.12% 2011 523 −1.50% 2016 516 −0.27% 2021 470 −1.85%

Heritage-listed places

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

As of 2023, 133 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Wyalkatchem,^[11] of which ten are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[12]