| Shire of Dardanup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Western Australia
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| Population | 14,686 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1894 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 526.6 km2 (203.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Michael Bennett | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Eaton | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Forrest | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Dardanup | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Dardanup is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, immediately to the east and southeast of the City of Bunbury and about 180 kilometres (112 mi) south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 526.6 square kilometres (203.3 sq mi), and its seat of government is in EatoninBunbury's eastern suburbs.
The Dardanup Road District was gazetted on 14 December 1894. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
The Shire is no longer divided into wards and the nine councillors sit at large.
The towns and localities of the Shire of Dardanup with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3][4]
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| Burekup | 788 (SAL 2021)[5] | 40.5 km2 (15.6 sq mi) | 
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| Crooked Brook | 272 (SAL 2021)[6] | 105.6 km2 (40.8 sq mi) | 
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| Dardanup | 588 (SAL 2021)[7] | 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi) | 
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| Dardanup West | 669 (SAL 2021)[8] | 18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi) | 
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| Eaton | 8,669 (SAL 2021)[9] | 6.5 km2 (2.5 sq mi) | 
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| Ferguson | 233 (SAL 2021)[10] | 41.4 km2 (16.0 sq mi) | 
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| Henty | 142 (SAL 2021)[11] | 39.5 km2 (15.3 sq mi) | 
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| Millbridge | 2,736 (SAL 2021)[12] | 1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi) | 
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| Paradise | 141 (SAL 2021)[13] | 24.3 km2 (9.4 sq mi) | 
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| Picton East | 141 (SAL 2021)[14] | 12.5 km2 (4.8 sq mi) | 
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| Waterloo | 144 (SAL 2021)[15] | 31.6 km2 (12.2 sq mi) | 
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| Wellington Forest | 13 (SAL 2021)[16] | 186 km2 (72 sq mi) | 
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| Wellington Mill | 151 (SAL 2021)[17] | 13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi) | 
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As of 2023, 60 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Dardanup,[18] of which four are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[19]
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^* This LGA holds city status under the Local Government Act 1995, ^† This LGA holds town status under the Local Government Act 1995, ^# Western Australian law applies to the Indian Ocean Territories under the Territories Law Reform Act 1992 | |||||||
33°18′50″S 115°42′43″E / 33.314°S 115.712°E / -33.314; 115.712
