Shire of Quairading

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Quairading, Western Australia.

Shire of Quairading Western Australia
File:Quairading LGA WA.png Location in Western Australia
Population	1,094 (2013 est)
• Density	0.54217/km2 (1.4042/sq mi)
Established	1913
Area	2,017.8 km2 (779.1 sq mi)
Mayor	Darryl Richards
Council seat	Quairading
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal Division(s)	O'Connor
File:Quairading logo.jpg
Website	Shire of Quairading
LGAs around Shire of Quairading: Cunderdin Tammin Kellerberrin York Beverley Shire of Quairading Bruce Rock Brookton Corrigin Corrigin

The Shire of Quairading is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 170 kilometres (106 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,018 square kilometres (779 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Quairading.

History

Quairading was initially constituted as the Greenhills Road District in 1892, covering a large area east of York. In 1913, Greenhills was broken up to form Avon, East Avon (Bruce Rock) and Kunjinn (Corrigin). In 1922 the Avon Road District was renamed to Quairading, and on 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960.

Wards

The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the nine councillors sit at large. Prior to the 2003 elections, there were eleven councillors representing five wards: Town (3), Southwest, Southeast, Northwest and Northeast (2 each).

Towns and localities

• Quairading
• Badjaling
• Balkuling
• Dangin
• Doodenanning
• Pantapin
• Yoting
• Wamenusking
• South Caroling

Population

Year	Population
1921	1,273
1933	1,754
1947	1,424
1954	1,721
1961	1,789
1966	1,687
1971	1,652
1976	1,470
1981	1,300
1986	1,243
1991	1,147
1996	1,173
2001	1,041
2006	1,022