Shire of Menzies

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Menzies, Western Australia.

Shire of Menzies
Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Map
Population524 (LGA 2021)[1]
Area124,635 km2 (48,121.8 sq mi)
Shire PresidentPaul Warner
Council seatMenzies
RegionGoldfields-Esperance
State electorate(s)Kalgoorlie
Federal division(s)O'Connor
WebsiteShire of Menzies
LGAs around Shire of Menzies:
Leonora Laverton Outback Areas (SA)
Sandstone Shire of Menzies Outback Areas (SA)
Coolgardie Kalgoorlie-Boulder Outback Areas (SA)

The Shire of Menzies is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located to the north of Kalgoorlie. It covers an area of 124,635 square kilometres (48,122 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Menzies.

History

The Shire of Menzies originated as the Menzies Road District, which was established on 31 May 1912 after the subdivision of the North Coolgardie Road District into three separate road districts (Menzies, Kookynie and Mt Malcolm). The North Coolgardie Road District had absorbed three municipalities on 1 March 1912, including the Municipality of Menzies covering the Menzies township, but had quickly proven too large and cumbersome to administer and was broken up.[2]

The Kookynie Road District merged into the Menzies Road District in mid-1918.[3]

The Menzies Road District became a shire on 1 July 1961 under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]

Wards

The shire is divided into three wards:

  • Menzies Ward (three councillors)
  • Kookynie Ward (three councillors)
  • Ularring Ward (one councillor)

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Menzies with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[4][5]

Suburb Population Area Map
Kookynie 99 (SAL 2021)[6] 12,576.7 km2 (4,855.9 sq mi) Map
Menzies 103 (SAL 2021)[7] 8,194.8 km2 (3,164.0 sq mi) Map
Plumridge Lakes 273 (SAL 2021)[8] 76,895.4 km2 (29,689.5 sq mi) Map
Ularring 51 (SAL 2021)[9] 26,597 km2 (10,269 sq mi) Map

Abandoned and ghost towns

Abandoned and ghost towns in the Shire of Menzies:

Heritage-listed places

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

As of 2023, 44 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Menzies,[10] of which 13 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[11]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Menzies (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ "ITEMS OF INTEREST". The Midlands Advertiser. Western Australia. 10 May 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 14 December 2019 – via Trove.
  4. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  5. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kookynie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Menzies (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Plumridge Lakes (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ularring (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ "Shire of Menzies Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  11. ^ "Shire of Menzies State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

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