Shire of Victoria Plains
Local government area in the Wheatbelt region in Western Australia
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The Shire of Victoria Plains is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. It covers an area of 2,569 square kilometres (992 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Calingiri.
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Calingiri | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Shire President | Pauline Bantock | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2,569 km2 (992 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 802 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Victoria Plains | ||||||||||||
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History
The Victoria Plains Road District was gazetted on 24 January 1871 covering an area extending as far north as Carnamah and east to the South Australian border.[2] These areas gradually obtained their own local government over the next 40 years.
The Melbourne Road District separated on 10 February 1887.[2]
On 11 December 1908, Moora Road District was gazetted and also separated.
As a result of the WA Local Government Act 1960, all remaining road districts became shires, including the Shire of Victoria Plains, on 1 July 1961.[2]
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Victoria Plains with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census are as follows:[3][4]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| Bolgart | 128 (SAL 2021)[5] | 261 km2 (101 sq mi) |  |
| Calingiri | 198 (SAL 2021)[6] | 196.9 km2 (76.0 sq mi) |  |
| Carani | 29 (SAL 2021)[7] | 190.5 km2 (73.6 sq mi) |  |
| Gillingarra | 49 (SAL 2021)[8] | 220.6 km2 (85.2 sq mi) |  |
| Glentromie | 44 (SAL 2021)[9] | 181.1 km2 (69.9 sq mi) |  |
| Mogumber | 58 (SAL 2021)[10] | 250.6 km2 (96.8 sq mi) |  |
| New Norcia | 57 (SAL 2021)[11] | 146.6 km2 (56.6 sq mi) |  |
| Old Plains | 47 (SAL 2021)[12] | 265.5 km2 (102.5 sq mi) |  |
| Piawaning | 61 (SAL 2021)[13] | 173.7 km2 (67.1 sq mi) |  |
| Waddington | 26 (SAL 2016)[14][15] | 163.3 km2 (63.1 sq mi) |  |
| Wyening | 19 (SAL 2021)[16] | 138.9 km2 (53.6 sq mi) |  |
| Yarawindah | 23 (SAL 2016)[17][18] | 200.2 km2 (77.3 sq mi) |  |
| Yerecoin | 67 (SAL 2021)[19] | 161.2 km2 (62.2 sq mi) |  |
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Heritage-listed places
As of 2023, 206 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Victoria Plains,[20] of which five are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[21]
