Shire of Mingenew

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

The Shire of Mingenew is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 110 kilometres (68 mi) southeast of the city of Geraldton and about 370 kilometres (230 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1,939 square kilometres (749 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Mingenew.

Shire of Mingenew Western Australia
Mingenew Town Hall, 2018
Location in Western Australia
Population	407 (LGA 2021)[1]
Area	1,939.4 km2 (748.8 sq mi)
Shire President	Gary Cosgrove
Council seat	Mingenew
Region	Mid West
State electorate(s)	Moore
Federal division(s)	Durack
Website	Shire of Mingenew
LGAs around Shire of Mingenew: Greater Geraldton Greater Geraldton Morawa Irwin Shire of Mingenew Morawa Irwin Three Springs Perenjori

History

The Shire of Mingenew was initially constituted as the Upper Irwin Road District on 25 October 1901, over a much larger area. On 12 December 1919, it was renamed the Mingenew Road District.^[2] Between 1923 and 1928, it lost 80% of its land area to the neighbouring Perenjori-Morawa Road District and the new districts of Carnamah and Three Springs. By 1930, it had adopted roughly its present boundaries.

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]

On 18 September 2009, the Shires of Mingenew, Three Springs, Morawa and Perenjori announced their intention to amalgamate. A formal agreement was signed five days later, and the name Billeranga was later chosen.^[3] However, by February 2011, community pressure had led to the negotiations stalling, and on 16 April 2011, voters from the Shire of Perenjori defeated the proposal at a referendum.^[4][5]

Wards

Since 2005 the Shire has been divided into two wards. Prior to this, a five-ward system was in place with the Town Ward having three councillors and the remaining wards one each.

• Rural Ward (three councillors)
• Town Ward (four councillors)

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Mingenew with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[6][7]

Locality	Population	Area	Map
Bundanoon	19 (SAL 2021)[8]	129.1 km2 (49.8 sq mi)
Holmwood	9 (SAL 2021)[9]	237.3 km2 (91.6 sq mi)
Ikewa	12 (SAL 2021)[10]	147.9 km2 (57.1 sq mi)
Lockier	3 (SAL 2021)[11]	82.2 km2 (31.7 sq mi)
Mingenew	258 (SAL 2021)[12]	5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Mooriary	18 (SAL 2021)[13]	301.8 km2 (116.5 sq mi)
Mount Budd	9 (SAL 2021)[14]	152.9 km2 (59.0 sq mi)
Nangetty	20 (SAL 2021)[15]	400.6 km2 (154.7 sq mi)
Yandanooka	30 (SAL 2021)[16]	238.3 km2 (92.0 sq mi)
Yarragadee	29 (SAL 2021)[17]	238.5 km2 (92.1 sq mi)

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1933 811 —     1947 690 −1.15% 1954 960 +4.83% 1961 985 +0.37% 1966 978 −0.14% 1971 987 +0.18% 1976 841 −3.15% 1981 736 −2.63%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1986 693 −1.20% 1991 621 −2.17% 1996 586 −1.15% 2001 542 −1.55% 2006 471 −2.77% 2011 480 +0.38% 2016 455 −1.06% 2021 407 −2.21%

Heritage-listed places

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

As of 2023, 62 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mingenew,^[18] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[19]