Shire of Mount Magnet

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Mount Magnet, Western Australia.
Shire of Mount Magnet
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population 711 (2013 est)[1]
 • Density 0.05193/km2 (0.13450/sq mi)
Area 13,691.6 km2 (5,286.4 sq mi)
Mayor Ashley Dowden
Council seat Mount Magnet
Region Mid West
State electorate(s) North West
Federal Division(s) Durack
Website Shire of Mount Magnet
LGAs around Shire of Mount Magnet:
Yalgoo Cue Sandstone
Yalgoo Shire of Mount Magnet Sandstone
Yalgoo Sandstone Sandstone

The Shire of Mount Magnet is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 570 kilometres (354 mi) north-northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 13,692 square kilometres (5,287 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Mount Magnet.

History

Mount Magnet was gazetted as a municipality in 1896, with the surrounding area gazetted as a road board in 1901. The former merged into the latter in October 1918, and on 1 July 1961, it became a shire following changes to the Local Government Act.[2]

Wards

As of the 2005 elections, the Shire is no longer divided into wards and the nine councillors sit at large. Previously, there were two wards - Town Ward (six councillors) and Country Ward (three councillors).

Towns and localities

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. ↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.

External links

Coordinates: 28°03′36″S 117°50′46″E / 28.060°S 117.846°E / -28.060; 117.846

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