Shire of Brookton

The Shire of Brookton is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 140 kilometres (87 mi) southeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 1,602 square kilometres (619 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Brookton.

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Brookton, Western Australia.
Shire of Brookton
Western Australia
Brookton from the west
Location in Western Australia
Population975 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.6088/km2 (1.5767/sq mi)
Established1906
Area1,601.6 km2 (618.4 sq mi)
PresidentKatrina Crute
Council seatBrookton
RegionWheatbelt
State electorate(s)Wagin
Federal Division(s)O'Connor
WebsiteShire of Brookton
LGAs around Shire of Brookton:
Beverley Beverley Quairading
Wandering Shire of Brookton Corrigin
Wandering Pingelly Pingelly

The local economy, worth approximately $25 million per year to the state economy, is based on agriculture - predominantly cereal grains and sheep.[2]

History

The Brookton Road District was established on 27 April 1906 after Mr Samuel Williams led a move by local landowners to break away from the Beverley Road District, and met for the first time on 10 September that year. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Brookton under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[3]

Wards

The shire presently is undivided and has 7 councillors. Prior to the 2009 local government election, it was divided into three wards as follows:

  • Central Ward (5 councillors)
  • West Ward (2 councillors)
  • East Ward (2 councillors)

Towns

Population
Year Population
19111,268
19211,149
19331,188
1947934
19541,376
19611,319
19661,341
19711,272
19761,181
19811,214
19861,093
19911,018
1996908
2001957
2006978
2011934

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brookton (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  2. Agriculture WA (July 2000). "Agriculture Statistical Overview 96/97 - Shire of Brookton" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
  3. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

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