Shire of Toodyay
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| Shire of Toodyay Western Australia | |||||||||||||
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 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||
| Population | 4,616 (2012 est)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.7252/km2 (7.0583/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 1,693.8 km2 (654.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Shire President | David Dow | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Toodyay | ||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Moore | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Pearce | ||||||||||||
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| Website | www.toodyay.wa.gov.au | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Toodyay is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, beyond the north-eastern limits of the Perth metropolitan area. The Shire covers an area of 1,694 square kilometres (654 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Toodyay.
History
In 1871, the Toodyay Road District was gazetted, and in 1877, the Municipality of Newcastle followed. The latter was abolished and merged in 1912, and on 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960.[2] See history of locality
Wards
The Shire has been divided into 4 wards.
- North Ward
- Central Ward
- West Ward (3 councillors)
- East Ward (2 councillors)
Towns and localities
- Toodyay
- Bailup
- Bejoording
- Coondle
- Culham
- Dewars Pool
- Dumbarton
- Hoddys Well
- Julimar
- Moondyne
- Morangup
- Nardie
- Nunile
- Wattening
- West Toodyay
Presidents
Main article: List of shire presidents of Toodyay
Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1911 | 1,480 |
| 1921 | 1,545 |
| 1933 | 1,462 |
| 1947 | 1,237 |
| 1954 | 1,525 |
| 1961 | 1,369 |
| 1966 | 1,388 |
| 1971 | 1,725 |
| 1976 | 1,138 |
| 1981 | 1,450 |
| 1986 | 1,831 |
| 1991 | 2,451 |
| 1996 | 3,186 |
| 2001 | 3,744 |
| 2006 | 4,112 |
| 2011 | 4,387 |
See also
- List of heritage places in Shire of Toodyay
- Wikipedia:WikiTown/Toodyaypedia
References
- ↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 30 August 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 May 2007.
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Coordinates: 31°33′04″S 116°27′50″E / 31.551°S 116.464°E
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