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Shire of Gingin

Local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia

Summary

Local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia

Field	Value
name	Shire of Gingin
state	wa
region	Wheatbelt
image	Gingin LGA WA.png
image_upright	0.81
caption	Location in Western Australia
local_map	yes
zoom	8
area	3211.1
seat	Gingin
est	1893
pop
logo	Gingin logo.png
url	http://www.gingin.wa.gov.au
mayor	Linda Balcombe
mayortitle	Shire President
stategov	Moore
fedgov	Pearce
near-nw	Indian Ocean
near-n	Dandaragan
near-ne	Victoria Plains
near-w	Indian Ocean
near-e	Chittering
near-sw	Indian Ocean
near-s	Wanneroo
near-se	Chittering

a local government area

The Shire of Gingin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, just beyond the northern fringe of the Perth metropolitan area. The Shire covers an area of 3211 km2 and its seat of government is the town of Gingin.

History

The Gingin Road District was established on 12 January 1893. 11 days later, on 23 February 1893, the township of Gingin separated as the Municipality of Gingin. The municipality merged back into the road district on 26 June 1903.

On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

Wards

The Shire had been divided into several wards, most with one councillor: This was changed to a no ward system in 2013.

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Gingin with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:

Locality	Population	Area	Map
Bambun
Beermullah
Boonanarring
Breera
Breton Bay
Caraban
Coonabidgee
Cowalla
Cullalla
Gabbadah
Gingin
Ginginup
Granville
Guilderton
Karakin
Lancelin
Ledge Point
Lennard Brook
Mindarra
Moondah
Moore River National Park ‡
Muckenburra
Neergabby
Nilgen
Orange Springs
Red Gully
Seabird
Wanerie
Wilbinga
Woodridge
Yeal

( ‡ indicates boundaries of national park and locality are not identical)

Population

| 1911 | 669

| 1921 | 686

| 1933 | 1,063

| 1947 | 751

| 1954 | 757

| 1961 | 769

| 1966 | 1,021

| 1971 | 1,169

| 1976 | 1,255

| 1981 | 1,875

| 1986 | 2,589

| 1991 | 2,708

| 1996 | 3,178

| 2001 | 3,803

| 2006 | 4,318

| 2011 | 4,685

| 2016 | 5,217

| 2021 | 5,576

Heritage-listed places

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Gingin

As of 2023, 131 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Gingin, of which 13 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.

References

"Municipality Boundary Amendments Register". Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission.
. ["SLIP Map"](https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/). *[[Landgate]]*.
. ["NationalMap"](https://nationalmap.gov.au/). *[[Geoscience Australia]]*.
. ["Shire of Gingin Heritage Places"](http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Gingin&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false). *Heritage Council of Western Australia*.
. ["Shire of Gingin State Register of Heritage Places"](http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Gingin&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=true&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false). *Heritage Council of Western Australia*.

Wikipedia Source

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