Shire of Victoria Plains explained
The Shire of Victoria Plains is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 160km (100miles) north of the state capital, Perth. It covers an area of 2569km2, and its seat of government is the town of Calingiri.
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.[1] These areas gradually obtained their own local government over the next 40 years.
The Melbourne Road District separated on 10 February 1887.
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.
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:[2] [3]
Locality | data-sort-type=number | Population | data-sort-type=number | Area | Map |
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| | | Id: | Q4939406 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q3650771 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q48506845 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55466834 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q38264044 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55466832 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q2301737 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55448778 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q7190398 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55448780 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q55448779 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q50407705 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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| | | Id: | Q8052559 | Zoom: | 10 | Mapframe: | yes | Wikidata: | yes |
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Presidents
See main article: List of shire presidents of Victoria Plains.
Heritage-listed places
See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Victoria Plains. As of 2023, 206 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Victoria Plains,[4] of which five are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[5]
Notes and References
- Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
- Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 13 February 2023 .
- Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 13 February 2023 .
- Web site: Shire of Victoria Plains Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.
- Web site: Shire of Victoria Plains State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 25 February 2023.