Shire of Wandering

Shire of Wandering Western Australia
180px Location in Western Australia
Population	438 (2013 est)
• Density	0.23043/km2 (0.5968/sq mi)
Area	1,900.8 km2 (733.9 sq mi)
Mayor	Graeme Kerr
Council seat	Wandering
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Wagin
Federal Division(s)	O'Connor
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Website	Shire of Wandering
LGAs around Shire of Wandering: Serpentine- Jarrahdale Beverley Brookton Boddington Shire of Wandering Pingelly Boddington Williams Cuballing

The Shire of Wandering is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and, with a population of 318 as at the 2001 census, is one of the nation's smallest. It covers an area of 1,901 square kilometres (734 sq mi) generally to the east of Albany Highway about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire's seat of government is the town of Wandering.

History

The Wandering Road District was gazetted on 6 October 1874 out of land previously managed by the Williams Road Board. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.

Wards

The Shire is undivided and is represented by seven councillors.

From 1941 until the 2009 elections, it was divided into four wards as follows:

• North Ward (two councillors)
• North East Ward (two councillors)
• South Ward (two councillors)
• Town Ward (one councillor)

Towns and localities

• Wandering
• Bannister
• Codjatotine
• Dwarda
• Mooterdine
• North Bannister
• Pumphreys Bridge

Population

Year	Population
1911	441
1921	564
1933	450
1947	419
1954	557
1961	661
1966	611
1971	500
1976	470
1981	487
1986	402
1991	414
1996	370
2001	318
2006	355