Shire of Westonia
Local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Westonia, Western Australia.
The Shire of Westonia is a local government area in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 310 kilometres (193 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. Its seat of government is the small town of Westonia.
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Shire of Westonia Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 248 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3,304.4 km2 (1,275.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Shire President | Karin Day | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Westonia | ||||||||||||||
Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Westonia | ||||||||||||||
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Although the Shire of Westonia is located in the Wheatbelt region, it is at the eastern limit of land suitable for wheat growing. The most important industries of Westonia today are wheat and sheep, but historically it was a gold mining area.