The Shire of Boddington is a Local Government Area

Local Government Areas of Western Australia

The Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 141 local government areas...

 in the Peel region of Western Australia

Western Australia

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, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-east of the state capital, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

. The Shire covers an area of 1901 square kilometres (734 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Boddington

Boddington, Western Australia

Boddington is a town and shire in the Peel region of Western Australia, located south-east of Perth. The town sits on the road from Pinjarra to Williams on the Hotham River...

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History

A road board had been convened at Marradong

Marradong, Western Australia

Marradong is a former town located south of Boddington along the road from Pinjarra to Williams.-History:Marradong was the major centre in the region until the 1920s, having been settled by the Batt, Pollard and Fawcett families, and once boasted a shop, post office, hotel, church, telegraph...

 8 km to the south in 1903, but it was relocated to Boddington in 1925 after the arrival of the railway and construction of suitable buildings. On 1 July 1961, the Marradong Road District became the Shire of Boddington following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.

Wards

The shire has been divided into 2 wards.

• Town Ward (4 councillors)
• Rural Ward (3 councillors)

Towns and localities

• Boddington
  Boddington, Western Australia
  Boddington is a town and shire in the Peel region of Western Australia, located south-east of Perth. The town sits on the road from Pinjarra to Williams on the Hotham River...
  
  
• Crossman
  Crossman, Western Australia
  Crossman is a town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, south-southeast of the state capital, Perth along Albany Highway, and east of Boddington.-Origin of the name:...
  
  
• Lower Hotham
• Marradong
  Marradong, Western Australia
  Marradong is a former town located south of Boddington along the road from Pinjarra to Williams.-History:Marradong was the major centre in the region until the 1920s, having been settled by the Batt, Pollard and Fawcett families, and once boasted a shop, post office, hotel, church, telegraph...
  
  
• Mount Cooke
• Mount Wells
  Mount Wells, Western Australia
  Mount Wells is a locality and land feature located in bushland near Boddington, south-east of Perth. It is located on the Bibbulmun Track and is also known as Wourahming Hill.-History:...
  
  
• Quindanning
  Quindanning, Western Australia
  Quindanning is a small town located halfway between Boddington and Williams along the Pinjarra-Williams Road. At the 2006 census, Quindanning had a population of 163....
  
  
• Ranford
  Ranford, Western Australia
  Ranford is a town located north-east of Boddington along the road from Pinjarra to Williams.-History:The town's name honours Henry Samuel Ranford, who had traversed the Hotham River and marked out the first holdings in the vicinity...
  
  
• Upper Murray
• Wuraming

Population

Year	Population
1921	675
1933	918
1947	1,275
1954	1,250
1961	967
1966	761
1971	714
1976	720
1981	778
1986	911
1991	1,416
1996	1,516
2001	1,401
2006	1,379

External links

• Shire of Boddington