Shire_of_Pingelly Knowpia

Shire of Pingelly
Western Australia
Shire of Pingelly; Western Australia
	Pingelly Town Hall, 2014
	Location in Western Australia
Population	1,037 (LGA 2021)
Established	1891
Area	1,294.6 km2 (499.8 sq mi)
Shire President	William Mulroney
Council seat	Pingelly
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Website	Shire of Pingelly
	LGAs around Shire of Pingelly:

The Shire of Pingelly is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth, between the Shires of Brookton and Cuballing along the Great Southern Highway. The Shire covers an area of 1,295 square kilometres (500 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Pingelly.

History edit

On 24 December 1891, the Morambine Road District was created. On 21 February 1913, it was renamed the Pingelly Road District. 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 edit

From 20 October 2007, Pingelly is no longer divided into wards, and its 8 councillors represent the entire shire.

The ward systems created under successive divisions were as follows:^[2]

1921	1986	1992	2003
Pingelly Ward (3)	Pingelly Ward (4)	Town Ward (4)
Central Ward (2)	Mourambine Ward (1)	Hotham Ward (1)	Hotham Ward (2)
Central Ward (2)	Noonebin Ward (1)	Jingaring Ward (1)	Jingaring Ward (2)
North East Ward (1)		Kulyaling Ward (1)	Kulyaling Ward (2)
North West Ward (1)		Tutanning Ward (1)	Tutanning Ward (2)
South East Ward (1)
South West Ward (1)

Towns and localities edit

The towns and localities of the Shire of Pingelly with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[3]^[4]

Locality

Population

Area

Map

East Pingelly

211 (SAL 2021)^[5]

922.2 km² (356.1 sq mi)

Pingelly

722 (SAL 2021)^[6]^[7]

12.5 km² (4.8 sq mi)

West Pingelly

100 (SAL 2021)^[8]

359.4 km² (138.8 sq mi)

Former towns edit

Population edit

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1911	1,879	—
1921	1,644	−1.33%
1933	1,496	−0.78%
1947	1,230	−1.39%
1954	1,519	+3.06%
1961	1,639	+1.09%
1966	1,453	−2.38%
1971	1,447	−0.08%
1976	1,446	−0.01%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	1,410	−0.50%
1986	1,371	−0.56%
1991	1,171	−3.10%
1996	1,132	−0.68%
2001	1,122	−0.18%
2006	1,168	+0.81%
2011	1,163	−0.09%
2016	1,146	−0.29%
2021	1,037	−1.98%

Notable councillors edit

George Sewel, Pingelly Roads Board member 1904–1915, chairman 1914–1915; later a state MP

Heritage-listed places edit

As of 2023, 71 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Pingelly,^[9] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Pingelly Post Office.^[10] A second place on the register, the CBH Bins, Pingelly, was deregistered on 1 July 2021.^[11]

Place name	Place #	Street name	Suburb or town	Co-ordinates	Built	State registered	Notes & former names	Photo
Pingelly Post Office	2252	9 Parade Street	Pingelly	32°32′02″S 117°05′02″E / 32.53387°S 117.083868°E / -32.53387; 117.083868 (Pingelly Post Office)	1893	7 October 1997

Formerly on the State Register of Heritage Places:

Place name	Place #	Street name	Suburb or town	Co-ordinates	Built	State registered	Deregistered	Notes & former names	Photo
CBH Bins, Pingelly	5934	Quadrant Street	Pingelly	32°31′24″S 117°04′50″E / 32.523338°S 117.080689°E / -32.523338; 117.080689 (CBH Bins, Pingelly)	1962	1 August 2006	1 July 2021

References edit

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pingelly (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Pingelly (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pingelly (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pingelly (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Pingelly (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Shire of Pingelly Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^ "Shire of Pingelly State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^ "CBH Bins, Pingelly". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.