The Shire of Perenjori is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 360 kilometres (224 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 8,313 square kilometres (3,210 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Perenjori.
| Shire of Perenjori Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Perenjori Shire Hall & Offices, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 629 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8,313.0 km2 (3,209.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Chris King | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Perenjori | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Mid West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Moore | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Perenjori | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe Shire of Perenjori originated as the Perenjori Road District, established on 27 April 1928 when the Perenjori-Morawa Road District (which had separated from the Upper Irwin Road District in 1916), split into separate Perenjori and Morawa road districts.[2]
On 1 July 1961, Perenjori became a shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
On 18 September 2009, the Shires of Mingenew, Three Springs, Morawa and Perenjori announced their intention to amalgamate. A formal agreement was signed five days later, and the name Billeranga was later chosen.[3] However, by February 2011, community pressure had led to the negotiations stalling, and on 16 April 2011, voters from the Shire of Perenjori defeated the proposal at a referendum.[4][5]
Wards
editThe Shire is divided into five wards:
- Perenjori Ward (three councillors)
- Caron Ward (one councillor)
- Latham/Caron Ward (two councillors)
- Bowgada Ward (two councillors)
- Maya Ward (1 councillor)
Towns and localities
editThe towns and localities of the Shire of Perenjori with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[6][7]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| Bowgada | 33 (SAL 2021)[8] | 770.2 km2 (297.4 sq mi) | 
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| Bunjil | 61 (SAL 2021)[9] | 1,926.2 km2 (743.7 sq mi) | 
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| Latham | 61 (SAL 2021)[10] | 662.1 km2 (255.6 sq mi) | 
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| Maya | 20 (SAL 2021)[11] | 570.5 km2 (220.3 sq mi) | 
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| Perenjori | 259 (SAL 2021)[12] | 880 km2 (340 sq mi) | 
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| Rothsay | 197 (SAL 2021)[13] | 3,490.1 km2 (1,347.5 sq mi) | 
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Heritage-listed places
editAs of 2023, 47 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Perenjori,[14] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[15]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Perenjori (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Mid-West councils to amalgamate". ABC Online. 18 September 2009.
- ^ Kennedy, Jane (25 February 2011). "Shire merges hit stalling point". ABC Midwest. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Perenjori amalgamation not to proceed". Mid West News. 18 April 2011. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bowgada (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bunjil (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Latham (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Maya (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Perenjori (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rothsay (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Shire of Perenjori Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Shire of Perenjori State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
