The Shire of Broomehill was a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Katanning and about 310 kilometres (193 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covered an area of 1,173 square kilometres (453 sq mi), and its seat of government was the town of Broomehill.
| Shire of Broomehill Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Broomehill Shire Hall (in 2018) | |||||||||||||||
 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 478 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.4076/km2 (1.0556/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1892 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,172.8 km2 (452.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Broomehill | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Great Southern | ||||||||||||||
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History edit
The Broomehill Road District was gazetted on 19 May 1892. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following changes to the Local Government Act which reformed all remaining road boards into shires.[2] On 1 July 2008, after ten months of planning and preparation, it merged with the neighbouring Shire of Tambellup to form the Shire of Broomehill-Tambellup.
Wards edit
The shire was originally divided into wards, but as at 2007, it was a single electorate with eight representative councillors.
Towns and localities edit
- Broomehill
- Peringillup
References edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Broomehill (S) (Local Government Area)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 April 2014.
- ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.