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Shire of Irwin
Western Australia
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Location in Western Australia
Population 3,569 (2016 census)
 • Density 1.50312/km2 (3.8931/sq mi)
Area 2,374.4 km2 (916.8 sq mi)
Shire President Michael Smith
Council seat Dongara
Region Mid West
State electorate(s) Moore
Federal Division(s) Durack
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Website Shire of Irwin
LGAs around Shire of Irwin:
Indian Ocean Greater Geraldton Greater Geraldton
Indian Ocean Shire of Irwin Mingenew
Indian Ocean Carnamah Three Springs

The Shire of Irwin is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 50 kilometres (30 mi) south of Geraldton and about 360 kilometres (220 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,374 square kilometres (917 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Dongara.

History

The Irwin Road District was created on 24 January 1871 as one of the first regional local government areas in Western Australia. On 16 June 1916, Irwin received a large land area from the Upper Irwin Road Board shortly before that entity's dissolution. Sections of the district separated as part of the formation of the Carnamah Road District on 24 August 1923 and the Three Springs Road District on 2 November 1928.

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.

In June 2015, Irwin declared itself gasfield free.

Population

Year Population
1933 555
1947 465
1954 611
1961 657
1966 810
1971 941
1976 1,196
1981 1,578
1986 1,905
1991 2,100
1996 2,433
2001 2,810
2006 3,052
2011 3,567
2016 3,569

Wards

The Shire is divided into four wards:

  • Denison Ward (four councillors)
  • North Ward (two councillors)
  • South East Ward (two councillors)
  • Town Ward (two councillors)

Towns and localities

Notable councillors

  • Samuel James Phillips, Irwin Road Board member 1883; later a state MP
  • Charles Maley, Upper Irwin Road Board member 1907–1929; also a state MP

Heritage-listed places

Main page: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Irwin

As of 2021, 157 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Irwin, of which 16 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.

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