Shire of Cuballing Western Australia |
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Location in Western Australia |
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Population: | 866(2009)[1] | ||||||||||||
Established: | 1902 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 1195.4 km² (461.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Mayor: | Tom Wittwer | ||||||||||||
Council Seat: | Cuballing | ||||||||||||
Region: | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
State District: | Wagin | ||||||||||||
Federal Division: | O'Connor | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Cuballing is a Local Government Area located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the town of Narrogin and 175 kilometres (109 mi) southeast of the capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1,195 square kilometres (461 sq mi) and its seat of government is the small town of Cuballing.
Over 10% of its area contains native dryandra forests. The economy, worth approximately $20 million per year to the state economy, is based on agriculture, with cereal grains, sheep and pig farming being the main activities[2]
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On 31 October 1902, the Cuballing Road District was created. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.[3]
On 3 May 2003, the shire was divided into 2 wards.[3]
Between 1912 and 2003, the ward names were as follows:[4]
Year | Population |
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1911 | 1060 |
1921 | 930 |
1933 | 849 |
1947 | 677 |
1954 | 890 |
1961 | 833 |
1966 | 732 |
1971 | 663 |
1976 | 622 |
1981 | 680 |
1986 | 636 |
1991 | 717 |
1996 | 708 |
2001 | 685 |
2006 | 779 |