Shire of Brookton

Shire of Brookton
Western Australia
Shire of Brookton; Western Australia
	Brookton from the west
	Location in Western Australia
Established	1906
Area	1,601.6 km2 (618.4 sq mi)
Shire President	Katrina Crute
Council seat	Brookton
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Wagin
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Website	Shire of Brookton
	LGAs around Shire of Brookton:

The Shire of Brookton is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 140 kilometres (87 mi) southeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 1,602 square kilometres (619 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Brookton.

The local economy, worth approximately $25 million per year to the state economy, is based on agriculture - predominantly cereal grains and sheep.^[1]

History

The Brookton Road District was established on 27 April 1906 after Mr Samuel Williams led a move by local landowners to break away from the Beverley Road District, and met for the first time on 10 September that year. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Brookton under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[2]

Wards

The shire presently is undivided and has 7 councillors. Prior to the 2009 local government election, it was divided into three wards as follows:

Central Ward (5 councillors)
West Ward (2 councillors)
East Ward (2 councillors)

2023 election results

Two vacancies were not filled and a by-election was held in 2024.

2023 Western Australian local elections: Brookton^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes
	Independent	Tamara Lilly (elected)	unopposed
	Independent	Lachlan McCabe (elected)	unopposed
Registered electors			684

Towns and localities

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

Locality	Population	Area
Aldersyde	41 (SAL 2021)^[6]	390 km² (150 sq mi)
Brookton	732 (SAL 2021)^[7]	580.9 km² (224.3 sq mi)
Jelcobine	154 (SAL 2021)^[8]	520.8 km² (201.1 sq mi)
Kweda	4 (SAL 2021)^[9]	109.5 km² (42.3 sq mi)

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1911	1,268	—
1921	1,149	−0.98%
1933	1,188	+0.28%
1947	934	−1.70%
1954	1,376	+5.69%
1961	1,319	−0.60%
1966	1,341	+0.33%
1971	1,272	−1.05%
1976	1,181	−1.47%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	1,214	+0.55%
1986	1,093	−2.08%
1991	1,018	−1.41%
1996	908	−2.26%
2001	957	+1.06%
2006	978	+0.44%
2011	934	−0.92%
2016	975	+0.86%
2021	929	−0.96%

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 89 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Brookton,^[10] of which none are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[11]

References

^ Agriculture WA (July 2000). "Agriculture Statistical Overview 96/97 - Shire of Brookton" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Brookton". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Aldersyde (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brookton (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jelcobine (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kweda (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Shire of Brookton Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
^ "Shire of Brookton State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

External links

Media related to Shire of Brookton at Wikimedia Commons

Official website

32°22′05″S 117°00′22″E / 32.368°S 117.006°E / -32.368; 117.006

[1] Agriculture WA (July 2000). "Agriculture Statistical Overview 96/97 - Shire of Brookton" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2006.

[mbar-2] "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

[3] "2023 Ordinary Election - Brookton". Western Australian Electoral Commission.

[4] "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[5] "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 5 February 2023.

[6] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Aldersyde (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[7] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brookton (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[8] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jelcobine (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[9] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kweda (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[10] "Shire of Brookton Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

[11] "Shire of Brookton State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

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