The Shire of Dalwallinu is a Local Government Area located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia

Western Australia

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, about 250 kilometres (155 mi) NNE of Perth

Perth, Western Australia

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, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 7236 square kilometres (2,794 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Dalwallinu

Dalwallinu, Western Australia

Dalwallinu is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, located 248 km from Perth via the Great Northern Highway. Agriculture and supporting industries are the town's primary economic activities. The town is also the first town on The Wildflower Way, a world-famous Western...

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History

Initially, the area was part of the Moora and Upper Irwin Road Districts. On 2 June 1916, the Dalwallinu Road District was created. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.

Wards

On 14 May 1966, the Shire was divided into 4 wards: Central, North, South and East Wards, and membership was increased from 9 to 11. On 22 May 1971, a new ward, Dalwallinu Townsite Ward with one councillor, was created and the council reduced back to 9 councillors by allocating 2 each to the original four wards. In 1992, the Central and Dalwallinu Townsite Wards were merged to form the new Central Ward, and on 3 May 2003, the Central and South Wards were merged to form the new South Ward.

As such, the present ward system of the shire is:

• East Ward (2 councillors)
• North Ward (2 councillors)
• South Ward (6 councillors)

Towns

• Dalwallinu
  Dalwallinu, Western Australia
  Dalwallinu is a town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, located 248 km from Perth via the Great Northern Highway. Agriculture and supporting industries are the town's primary economic activities. The town is also the first town on The Wildflower Way, a world-famous Western...
  
  
• Buntine
  Buntine, Western Australia
  Buntine is a small town located in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about north of Perth, the state capital, along the Great Northern Highway within the Shire of Dalwallinu.The name Buntine was first used in 1910 as the name of a nearby hill...
  
  
• East Damboring
• Jibberding
• Kalannie
  Kalannie, Western Australia
  Kalannie is a small town in the Shire of Dalwallinu, in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, approximately north-east of the state capital, Perth.Kalannie was gazetted as a townsite in 1929...
  
  
• Nugadong
• Pithara
  Pithara, Western Australia
  Pithara is a small town in the wheatbelt region of Western Australia. It is located about 240 km north of Perth, in the Shire of Dalwallinu. At the 2006 census, Pithara had a population of 341....
  
  
• Wubin
  Wubin, Western Australia
  Wubin is located in the northern agricultural region, 272 km north-northeast of Perth and 21 km north of Dalwallinu. Wubin was originally approved as a siding name on the proposed Wongan Hills to Mullewa railway line in April 1913, land also being set aside and a townsite gazetted the...
  
  
• Xantippe

Population

Year	Population
1921	956
1933	2,226
1947	1,703
1954	2,148
1961	2,218
1966	2,425
1971	2,282
1976	2,178
1981	1,901
1986	1,779
1991	1,573
1996	1,693
2001	1,656
2006	1,368

External links

• Shire of Dalwallinu