The Shire of Cuballing is a
local government area
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in the
Wheatbelt region of
Western Australia
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. Cuballing is located north of the town of
Narrogin and southeast of the capital,
Perth
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. The Shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the small town of
Cuballing.
Over 10% of its area contains native
dryandra
''Banksia'' ser. ''Dryandra'' is a series of 94 species of shrub to small tree in the plant genus ''Banksia''. It was considered a separate genus named ''Dryandra'' until early 2007, when it was merged into ''Banksia'' on the basis of extensiv ...
forests. The economy, worth approximately $20 million per year to the state economy, is based on agriculture, with cereal grains, sheep and pig farming being the main activities.
History
On 31 October 1902, the Cuballing Road District was created. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the ''Local Government Act 1960''.
[WA Electoral Commission, ''Municipality Boundary Amendments Register'' (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.]
Wards
On 3 May 2003, the shire was divided into two wards.
[
* North Ward (three councillors)
* South Ward (four councillors)
Between 1912 and 2003, the ward names were as follows:
* Cuballing Ward
* North West Ward
* North East Ward
* Central West Ward
* Central East Ward
* South West Ward
* South East Ward
]
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Cuballing with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census
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:
Population
Heritage-listed places
As of 2023, 28 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Cuballing, of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places
The State Register of Heritage Places is the heritage register of historic sites in Western Australia deemed significant at the state level by the Heritage Council of Western Australia.
History
In the 1970s, following its establishment of the ...
.
References
External links
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