Population 1,094 (2013 est) State electorate(s) Central Wheatbelt Shire of Quairading Bruce Rock Founded 1913 Mayor Darryl Richards | Established 1913 Website Shire of Quairading Area 2,018 km² Region Wheatbelt Federal division Division of O'Connor | |
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Council seat Quairading, Western Australia | ||
The Shire of Quairading is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 170 kilometres (106 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,018 square kilometres (779 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Quairading.
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Map of Quairading, WA, Australia
History
Quairading was initially constituted as the Greenhills Road District in 1892, covering a large area east of York. In 1913, Greenhills was broken up to form Avon, East Avon (Bruce Rock) and Kunjinn (Corrigin). In 1922 the Avon Road District was renamed to Quairading, and on 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960.
Wards
The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the nine councillors sit at large. Prior to the 2003 elections, there were eleven councillors representing five wards: Town (3), Southwest, Southeast, Northwest and Northeast (2 each).