The Shire of Menzies is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, located to the north of Kalgoorlie. It covers an area of 124,635 square kilometres (48,122 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Menzies.
| Shire of Menzies Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 524 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 124,635 km2 (48,121.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Greg Dwyer | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Menzies | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Goldfields-Esperance | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kalgoorlie | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Menzies | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
The Shire of Menzies originated as the Menzies Road District, which was established on 31 May 1912 after the subdivision of the North Coolgardie Road District into three separate road districts (Menzies, Kookynie and Mt Malcolm). The North Coolgardie Road District had absorbed three municipalities on 1 March 1912, including the Municipality of Menzies covering the Menzies township, but had quickly proven too large and cumbersome to administer and was broken up.[2]
The Kookynie Road District merged into the Menzies Road District in mid-1918.[3]
The Menzies Road District became a shire on 1 July 1961 under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
Wards edit
The shire is divided into three wards:
- Menzies Ward (three councillors)
- Kookynie Ward (three councillors)
- Ularring Ward (one councillor)
Towns and localities edit
The towns and localities of the Shire of Menzies with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[4][5]
| Suburb | Population | Area | Map |
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| Kookynie | 99 (SAL 2021)[6] | 12,576.7 km2 (4,855.9 sq mi) | 
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| Menzies | 103 (SAL 2021)[7] | 8,194.8 km2 (3,164.0 sq mi) | 
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| Plumridge Lakes | 273 (SAL 2021)[8] | 76,895.4 km2 (29,689.5 sq mi) | 
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| Ularring | 51 (SAL 2021)[9] | 26,597 km2 (10,269 sq mi) | 
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Abandoned and ghost towns edit
Abandoned and ghost towns in the Shire of Menzies:
Heritage-listed places edit
As of 2023, 44 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Menzies,[10] of which 13 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[11]
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Menzies (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "ITEMS OF INTEREST". The Midlands Advertiser. Western Australia. 10 May 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 14 December 2019 – via Trove.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kookynie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Menzies (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Plumridge Lakes (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ularring (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Shire of Menzies Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Shire of Menzies State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
