Shire of Koorda

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

The Shire of Koorda is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 240 kilometres (150 mi) northeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 2,836 square kilometres (1,095 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Koorda.

Shire of Koorda Western Australia
Koorda Memorial Hall, 2018
Location in Western Australia
Population	361 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established	1927
Area	2,835.7 km2 (1,094.9 sq mi)
Shire President	Jannah Stratford
Council seat	Koorda
Region	Wheatbelt
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt
Federal division(s)	Durack
Website	Shire of Koorda
LGAs around Shire of Koorda: Dalwallinu Dalwallinu Mount Marshall Wongan Ballidu Shire of Koorda Mount Marshall Dowerin Wyalkatchem Trayning

History

The Koorda Road District was gazetted out of land previously administered by the Wyalkatchem and Mount Marshall Road Boards on 18 November 1927. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[2]

Wards

The shire does not have wards but has seven councillors.

Towns and localities

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

Locality	Population	Area	Map
Badgerin Rock	25 (SAL 2021)[5]	243.6 km2 (94.1 sq mi)
Booralaming	22 (SAL 2021)[6]	304.7 km2 (117.6 sq mi)
Dukin	33 (SAL 2021)[7]	205 km2 (79 sq mi)
Koorda	213 (SAL 2021)[8][9]	9.6 km2 (3.7 sq mi)
Kulja	20 (SAL 2021)[10]	526.7 km2 (203.4 sq mi)
Lake Margarette	16 (SAL 2021)[11]	327.8 km2 (126.6 sq mi)
Mollerin	25 (SAL 2021)[12]	798 km2 (308 sq mi)
Newcarlbeon	15 (SAL 2021)[13]	414.5 km2 (160.0 sq mi)

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1933 728 —     1947 593 −1.45% 1954 823 +4.79% 1961 953 +2.12% 1966 1,080 +2.53% 1971 1,016 −1.21% 1976 902 −2.35% 1981 746 −3.73%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1986 670 −2.13% 1991[14] 613 −1.76% 2001 431 −3.46% 2006 430 −0.05% 2011 437 +0.32% 2016[15] 414 −1.08% 2021 361 −2.70%

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 71 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Koorda,^[16] of which none are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[17]