The Shire of Dowerin is a
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
in the
Wheatbelt region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, about northeast of
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of and its seat of government is the town of
Dowerin.
History
On 3 November 1911, the Dowerin Road District was gazetted. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following enactment of the ''Local Government Act 1960''.
[WA Electoral Commission, ''Municipality Boundary Amendments Register'' (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.]
Wards
Council resolved to dissolve Wards in December 2016.
Towns and localities
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Dowerin
*
Amery
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Ejanding
* Koomberkine
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Manmanning
Manmanning is a small Wheatbelt town in Western Australia.
The name of the town first appeared on charts drawn in 1907, and was the Indigenous Australian name of a soak located close to the townsite.
The townsite was originally a railway sidi ...
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Minnivale
* Ucarty
Population
Heritage-listed places
As of 2021, 30 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Dowerin, of which none 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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Dowerin