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Shire of Yilgarn
Western Australia
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Yilgarn Shire Office, Southern Cross, 2017
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Location in Western Australia
Established 1891
Area 30,720 km2 (11,861.1 sq mi)
Shire President Wayne Della Bosca
Council seat Southern Cross
Region Eastern Wheatbelt
State electorate(s) Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division(s) O'Connor
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Website Shire of Yilgarn
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Westonia
Merredin
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Narembeen Kondinin Dundas

The Shire of Yilgarn is a local government area in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia about 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 30,720 square kilometres (11,860 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Southern Cross. The main industries within the Shire are mining and farming.

History

The Yilgarn Road District was established on 24 December 1891. The town of Southern Cross separated as the Municipality of Southern Cross on 16 June 1892, but was re-absorbed into the road district on 8 February 1918.

On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

Wards

The Shire of Yilgarn has no wards. It has 7 councillors.

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Yilgarn with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:

Locality Population Area Map
Bodallin 40 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Bullfinch 29 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Corinthia 9 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Dulyalbin 27 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Ennuin 0 (SAL 2016) [convert: needs a number]
Ghooli 17 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Holleton 4 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Koolyanobbing 93 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Lake Deborah 0 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Marvel Loch 120 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Moorine Rock 61 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Mount Hampton 24 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Mount Holland 9 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Mount Jackson 124 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Mount Palmer 0 (SAL 2016) [convert: needs a number]
North Bodallin 17 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Parker Range 0 (SAL 2016) [convert: needs a number]
Skeleton Rock 0 (SAL 2016) [convert: needs a number]
South Bodallin 20 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
South Yilgarn 15 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Southern Cross 572 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Turkey Hill 9 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Yellowdine 0 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]

Former towns

Notable councillors

  • William Oats, Southern Cross Municipality mayor 1895–1896; later a state MP
  • Harold Seddon, Southern Cross Municipality councillor late 1910s; later a state MP
  • Lionel Kelly, Yilgarn Road Board member 1929–1932, 1932–1943; later a state MP
  • John Panizza, Shire of Yilgarn councillor 1975–1987, president 1982–1987; later a senator

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 116 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Yilgarn, of which 15 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.

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