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Shire of Cunderdin
Western Australia
Shire of Cunderdin; Western Australia
	The state heritage listed Cunderdin Hall, 2015
	Location in Western Australia
Population	1,302 (LGA 2021)
Gazetted	1906 (Cunderdin townsite)
Postcode(s)	6407
Area	1,864.2 km2 (719.8 sq mi)
Shire President	Alison Harris
Council seat	Cunderdin
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt; Agricultural;
Federal division(s)	Durack
Website	Shire of Cunderdin
	LGAs around Shire of Cunderdin:

The Shire of Cunderdin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 105 kilometres (65 mi) west of Merredin and about 155 kilometres (96 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 1,864 square kilometres (720 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Cunderdin.

History

On 14 December 1894, the Meckering Road District was created, changing its name to the Cunderdin Road District on 3 November 1944. 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.^[2]

Wards

All wards in the shire were abolished before the 3 May 2003 election. Prior to this, it had 8 councillors representing two wards - West Ward (3 councillors) and Central Ward (5 councillors).

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Cunderdin with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[3]^[4]

Locality	Population	Area
Cunderdin	824 (SAL 2021)^[5]	331.8 km² (128.1 sq mi)
Greenwoods Valley	23 (SAL 2021)^[6]	123.1 km² (47.5 sq mi)
Meckering	232 (SAL 2021)^[7]	216 km² (83 sq mi)
Quelagetting	32 (SAL 2021)^[8]	198.2 km² (76.5 sq mi)
Waeel	51 (SAL 2021)^[9]	251 km² (97 sq mi)
Warding East	55 (SAL 2021)^[10]	212.5 km² (82.0 sq mi)
Watercarrin	28 (SAL 2021)^[11]	207.4 km² (80.1 sq mi)
Wyola West	18 (SAL 2021)^[12]	166.7 km² (64.4 sq mi)
Youndegin	33 (SAL 2021)^[13]	155.2 km² (59.9 sq mi)

Cunderdin Museum

The Shire owned Cunderdin Museum is situated in the former No 3 Steam Pumping Station in Forrest Street with its tall chimney visible for miles. It has the largest local collection of memorabilia, information and photographs of the history of the Cunderdin-Meckering area, including one of the best displays of farm equipment, original steam driven water pumping machinery, railway carriages, and even includes a Tiger Moth.

The interactive Earthquake House, gives visitors a real appreciation of what the 1968 Meckering earthquake felt like.

The Museum is open 10am to 4pm daily (except Christmas Day and Good Friday).

The Museum is also the home of the Cunderdin Men's Shed.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1911	2,115	—
1921	2,183	+0.32%
1933	2,745	+1.93%
1947	2,445	−0.82%
1954	2,130	−1.95%
1961	2,014	−0.80%
1966	2,114	+0.97%
1971	1,862	−2.51%
1976	1,586	−3.16%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	1,630	+0.55%
1986	1,484	−1.86%
1991	1,389	−1.31%
1996	1,368	−0.30%
2001	1,374	+0.09%
2006	1,250	−1.87%
2011	1,310	+0.94%
2016	1,457	+2.15%
2021	1,302	−2.22%

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 29 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Cunderdin,^[14] of which five are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[15]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cunderdin (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cunderdin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Greenwoods Valley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Meckering (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Quelagetting (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Waeel (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warding East (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Watercarrin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wyola West (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Youndegin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Shire of Cunderdin Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^ "Shire of Cunderdin State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.