Shire of Toodyay
Local government area in Western Australia
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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.
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Toodyay | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Shire President | Michael McKeown | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 1,693.8 km2 (654.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 4,601 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Toodyay | ||||||||||||
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History
The Toodyay Road District was established on 24 January 1871. The Newcastle (later Toodyay) townsite separated as the Municipality of Newcastle on 2 October 1877. The municipality merged back into the road district on 8 March 1912. On 1 July 1961, Toodyay became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
Wards
The Shire has been divided into 4 wards, since the Toodyay Road board meeting in June 1904.[3]
- North Ward (2 councillors)
- Central Ward (2 councillors)
- West Ward (3 councillors)
- East Ward (2 councillors)
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Toodyay with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[4][5]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| Bejoording | 157 (SAL 2021)[6] | 88.7 km2 (34.2 sq mi) |  |
| Bindoon Defence Training Area | 0 (SAL 2016)[7][8] | 137.4 km2 (53.1 sq mi) |  |
| Coondle | 664 (SAL 2021)[9] | 68 km2 (26 sq mi) |  |
| Culham | 26 (SAL 2021)[10] | 90.7 km2 (35.0 sq mi) |  |
| Dewars Pool | 82 (SAL 2021)[11] | 86.7 km2 (33.5 sq mi) |  |
| Dumbarton | 266 (SAL 2021)[12] | 71.7 km2 (27.7 sq mi) |  |
| Hoddys Well | 140 (SAL 2021)[13] | 76.9 km2 (29.7 sq mi) |  |
| Julimar | 406 (SAL 2021)[14] | 343.5 km2 (132.6 sq mi) |  |
| Moondyne | 0 (SAL 2021)[15] | 94.5 km2 (36.5 sq mi) |  |
| Morangup | 751 (SAL 2021)[16] | 202.9 km2 (78.3 sq mi) |  |
| Nunile | 183 (SAL 2021)[17] | 118.1 km2 (45.6 sq mi) |  |
| Toodyay | 1,362 (SAL 2021)[18] | 62.4 km2 (24.1 sq mi) |  |
| Wattening | 61 (SAL 2021)[19] | 190.6 km2 (73.6 sq mi) |  |
| West Toodyay | 497 (SAL 2021)[20] | 59.7 km2 (23.1 sq mi) |  |
Presidents
Population
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Heritage-listed places
As of 2023, 173 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Toodyay,[21] of which 16 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[22]
See also
