The Shire of Toodyay 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 ...

, beyond the north-eastern limits of the

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 ...

metropolitan area. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Toodyay.

History

The Toodyay Road District was established on 24 January 1871. The Newcastle (later Toodyay) townsite separated as the

Municipality of Newcastle The Municipality of Newcastle was a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about north-east of Perth. The municipality covered an area of , existed from 1877 until 1912, and was based in the town of Toodyay, which ...

on 2 October 1877. The municipality merged back into the road district on 8 March 1912. On 1 July 1961, Toodyay became a shire under the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

Wards

The Shire has been divided into 4 wards, since the Toodyay Road board meeting in June 1904. * North Ward (2 councillors) * Central Ward (2 councillors) * West Ward (3 councillors) * East Ward (2 councillors)

Towns and localities

* Toodyay * Bailup *

Bejoording Bejoording is a small town in the Wheatbelt (Western Australia), Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. The first European to visit the area was George Fletcher Moore, who explored the area in 1836. Moore recorded the Aboriginal Australians, Abo ...

* Coondle * Culham * Dewars Pool * Dumbarton * Hoddys Well * Julimar * Moondyne * Morangup * Nardie * Nunile * Wattening *

West Toodyay West Toodyay (previously known as Toodyay; colloquially known as Old Toodyay) was the original location of the town of Toodyay, Western Australia. It is situated in the Toodyay valley, north east of Perth. The Toodyay valley, discovered by Ensig ...

Presidents

Population

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 173 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Toodyay, of which 16 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.

References

External links

* {{Coord, 31.551, S, 116.464, E, region:AU-WA_type:adm2nd, format=dms, display=title Toodyay