Shire of Dardanup
Local government area in Western Australia
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The Shire of Dardanup is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, immediately to the east and southeast of the City of Bunbury and about 180 kilometres (112 mi) south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 526.6 square kilometres (203.3 sq mi), and its seat of government is in Eaton in Bunbury's eastern suburbs.
Shire of Dardanup | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | South West | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1894 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Eaton | ||||||||||||
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| • Shire President | Tyrell Gardiner | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 526.6 km2 (203.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 14,686 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Dardanup | ||||||||||||
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History
The Dardanup Road District was gazetted on 14 December 1894. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
Wards
The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the nine councillors sit at large.
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Dardanup with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3][4]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| Burekup | 788 (SAL 2021)[5] | 40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi) |  |
| Crooked Brook | 272 (SAL 2021)[6] | 105.6 km2 (40.8 sq mi) |  |
| Dardanup | 588 (SAL 2021)[7] | 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi) |  |
| Dardanup West | 669 (SAL 2021)[8] | 18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi) |  |
| Eaton | 8,669 (SAL 2021)[9] | 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi) |  |
| Ferguson | 233 (SAL 2021)[10] | 41.4 km2 (16.0 sq mi) |  |
| Henty | 142 (SAL 2021)[11] | 39.5 km2 (15.3 sq mi) |  |
| Millbridge | 2,736 (SAL 2021)[12] | 1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi) |  |
| Paradise | 141 (SAL 2021)[13] | 24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi) |  |
| Picton East | 141 (SAL 2021)[14] | 12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi) |  |
| Waterloo | 144 (SAL 2021)[15] | 31.6 km2 (12.2 sq mi) |  |
| Wellington Forest | 13 (SAL 2021)[16] | 186 km2 (72 sq mi) |  |
| Wellington Mill | 151 (SAL 2021)[17] | 13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi) |  |
Notable councillors
- Les Craig, Dardanup Road Board member 1928–1951, chairman 1947–1951; also a state MP
Heritage-listed places
As of 2023, 60 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Dardanup,[18] of which four are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[19]
