Shire of Katanning

The Shire of Katanning is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 170 kilometres (106 mi) north of Albany and about 290 kilometres (180 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1,518 square kilometres (586 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Katanning.

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

Shire of Katanning
Western Australia
Katanning shire offices, 2018
Location in Western Australia
Population4,057 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established1892
Area1,518.5 km2 (586.3 sq mi)
PresidentLiz Guidera
Council seatKatanning
RegionGreat Southern
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor
WebsiteShire of Katanning
LGAs around Shire of Katanning:
Woodanilling Dumbleyung Kent
Kojonup Shire of Katanning Kent
Kojonup Broomehill-Tambellup Gnowangerup

History

The Katanning Road District was gazetted on 18 May 1892. 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]

Towns and localities

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

Locality Population Area Map
Badgebup37 (SAL 2016)[5][6]207.6 km2 (80.2 sq mi)
Carrolup49 (SAL 2016)[7][8]167.1 km2 (64.5 sq mi)
Coblinine49 (SAL 2021)[9]214.5 km2 (82.8 sq mi)
Coyrecup31 (SAL 2021)[10]220.1 km2 (85.0 sq mi)
Ewlyamartup21 (SAL 2021)[11]146.4 km2 (56.5 sq mi)
Katanning3,637 (SAL 2021)[12]136.3 km2 (52.6 sq mi)
Marracoonda17 (SAL 2021)[13]57.8 km2 (22.3 sq mi)
Moojebing63 (SAL 2021)[14]102.8 km2 (39.7 sq mi)
Murdong24 (SAL 2021)[15]78 km2 (30 sq mi)
Pinwernying97 (SAL 2021)[16]5.4 km2 (2.1 sq mi)
South Datatine20 (SAL 2016)[17][18]89.7 km2 (34.6 sq mi)
South Glencoe10 (SAL 2021)[19]91.8 km2 (35.4 sq mi)

Notable councillors
  • Frederick Piesse, Katanning Road Board member 1889–1896; later a state MP
  • Wesley Maley, Katanning Road Board chairman 1898; later a state MP
  • Arnold Piesse, Katanning Road Board chairman for 11 years; later a state MP
  • Alec Thomson, Katanning Road Board member 1911–1915, chairman 1913; later a state MP

Heritage-listed places
Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Katanning

As of 2023, 122 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Katanning,[20] of which 19 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[21]

References

Notes
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Katanning (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  4. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Badgebup (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016. 
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Badgebup (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carrolup (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016. 
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carrolup (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coblinine (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coyrecup (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ewlyamartup (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Katanning (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Marracoonda (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Moojebing (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Murdong (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pinwernying (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "South Datatine (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016. 
  18. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "South Datatine (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  19. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "South Glencoe (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  20. "Shire of Katanning Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  21. "Shire of Katanning State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

Bibliography
  • Bignell, Merle (1981). A Place to Meet: a History of the Shire of Katanning Western Australia. Nedlands, WA: University of Western Australia Press for the Shire of Katanning. ISBN 0855642025.

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