| Shire of Tammin Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Tammin Town Hall, 2018
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Location in Western Australia
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| Population | 386 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1948 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,103.2 km2 (425.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Glenice Batchelor | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Tammin | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Tammin | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Tammin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia. Its seat of government is the town of Tammin, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) west of Merredin and about 180 kilometres (112 mi) east of Perth, the state capital.
Originally the area was governed by the Meckering Road Board (now the neighbouring Shire of Cunderdin).
The Tammin Road District was gazetted on 18 June 1948. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
Tammin is one of the least populous local government areas in Western Australia. A number of proposals have been made to merge the shire with adjoining local government areas. A poll of Tammin residents in 2006 found a majority opposed to a merger.[3] Subsequently, the shire council committed to a proposal to amalgamate with the shires of York, Cunderdin and Quairading. Planning for the merger reached an advanced stage via the South East Avon Group but was rejected by the state government's Local Government Advisory Board in 2014.[4]
The Shire has never had wards, and all six councillors sit at large. The Shire President is elected from amongst the councillors.
The towns and localities of the Shire of Tammin with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[5][6]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| North Tammin |
138 (SAL 2021)[7] | 625.8 km2 (241.6 sq mi) | 
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| South Tammin |
126 (SAL 2021)[8] | 474.2 km2 (183.1 sq mi) | 
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| Tammin | 129 (SAL 2021)[9] | 0.8 km2 (0.31 sq mi) | 
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As of 2023, 18 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Tammin,[12] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places.[13]
| Place name | Place # | Street number | Street name | Suburb or town | Co-ordinates | Notes & former names | Photo |
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| Goldfields Water Supply Scheme | 16610 | Listed under the Coolgardie, Cunderdin, Kellerberrin, Kalgoorlie–Boulder, Merredin, Mundaring, Northam, Tammin and Yilgarn State Heritage lists | Stretches from Mundaring WeirinPerth to the Eastern Goldfields, particularly Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie | 
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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 | |||||||
31°38′28″S 117°29′28″E / 31.641°S 117.491°E / -31.641; 117.491
