Shire of Cuballing

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

The Shire of Cuballing is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Cuballing is located 15.1 kilometres (9 mi) north of the town of Narrogin and 192 kilometres (119 mi) southeast of the capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1,195 square kilometres (461 sq mi) and its seat of government is the small town of Cuballing.

Shire of Cuballing Western Australia
Cuballing shire offices, 2014
Location in Western Australia
Population	902 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established	1902
Area	1,195.4 km2 (461.5 sq mi)
Shire President	Eliza Dowling
Council seat	Cuballing
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	O'Connor
Website	Shire of Cuballing
LGAs around Shire of Cuballing: Wandering Pingelly Pingelly Wandering Shire of Cuballing Wickepin Williams Narrogin Narrogin

Over 10% of its area contains native dryandra forests. The economy, worth approximately $20 million per year to the state economy, is based on agriculture, with cereal grains, sheep and pig farming being the main activities.^[2]

History

On 31 October 1902, the Cuballing Road District was created. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.^[3]

Wards

On 3 May 2003, the shire was divided into two wards.^[3]

• North Ward (three councillors)
• South Ward (four councillors)

Between 1912 and 2003, the ward names were as follows:^[4]

• Cuballing Ward
• North West Ward
• North East Ward
• Central West Ward
• Central East Ward
• South West Ward
• South East Ward

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Cuballing with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[5][6]

Locality	Population	Area	Map
Commodine	15 (SAL 2021)[7]	82 km2 (32 sq mi)
Contine	16 (SAL 2021)[8]	89 km2 (34 sq mi)
Cuballing	456 (SAL 2021)[9]	181.4 km2 (70.0 sq mi)
Dryandra	7 (SAL 2021)[10]	57.9 km2 (22.4 sq mi)
East Popanyinning	18 (SAL 2016)[11][12]	104.9 km2 (40.5 sq mi)
Lol Gray	19 (SAL 2021)[13]	63.6 km2 (24.6 sq mi)
Popanyinning	208 (SAL 2021)[14]	186.4 km2 (72.0 sq mi)
Stratherne	9 (SAL 2021)[15]	45.6 km2 (17.6 sq mi)
Townsendale	22 (SAL 2021)[16]	83.7 km2 (32.3 sq mi)
Wardering	26 (SAL 2021)[17]	78.7 km2 (30.4 sq mi)
West Popanyinning	59 (SAL 2021)[18]	107 km2 (41 sq mi)
Yornaning	49 (SAL 2021)[19]	114.6 km2 (44.2 sq mi)

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1911 1,060 —     1921 930 −1.30% 1933 849 −0.76% 1947 677 −1.60% 1954 890 +3.99% 1961 833 −0.94% 1966 732 −2.55% 1971 663 −1.96% 1976 622 −1.27%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1981 680 +1.80% 1986 636 −1.33% 1991 717 +2.43% 1996 708 −0.25% 2001 685 −0.66% 2006 779 +2.61% 2011 870 +2.23% 2016 863 −0.16% 2021 902 +0.89%

Heritage-listed places

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

As of 2023, 28 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Cuballing,^[20] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[21]