The Shire of Kulin is a local government area in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about ESE of the state capital, Perth. The Shire's land area of forms a narrow east-west band, located between the Shire of Kondinin to the north and the Shire of Lake Grace to the south. Its seat of government is the town of Kulin. The local economy is based on agriculture - predominantly cereal grains and sheep.
History On 14 June 1918, the Roe Road District was gazetted. It was renamed to the Kulin Road District on 12 March 1926. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960.WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
Wards The shire is divided into 4 wards.
Town Ward (3 councillors) West Ward (3 councillors) Central Ward (2 councillors) East Ward (1 councillor)
From 1964 until 3 May 2003, the following system existed:
Town Ward Central Ward Dudinin Ward East Ward Jitarning Ward Kulin Rock Ward
Towns and localities The towns and localities of the Shire of Kulin with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census: LocalityPopulationAreaMap Dudinin Holt Rock Jilakin Jitarning Kulin Kulin West Little Italy Pingaring Walyurin
Population
Heritage-listed places As of 2023, 140 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Kulin, of which two are on the State Register of Heritage Places. Place namePlace #Street nameSuburb or townCo-ordinatesBuiltStateregisteredNotes & former namesPhoto Kulin Town Hall 39 Johnston Street Kulin 1928 23 January 2004 Kulin Road Board offices, Kulin Telecentre, Kulin Memorial Hall Pingaring CWA Rooms Luke Price Street Pingaring 1956 23 January 2004 Side of the post office from 1937 to 1954
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