| Shire of Williams Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Location in Western Australia
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| Population | 1,021 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,305.7 km2 (890.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Jarrad Logie | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Williams | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Williams | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Williams is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 161 kilometres (100 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,306 square kilometres (890 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Williams.
The Williams Road District was created on 12 February 1871 as one of the first regional local government areas in Western Australia. On 1 July 1961 it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all road districts into shires.[2]
Until 2002, the Shire was divided into 3 wards - North West (1), North East (1) and Central (3). On 3 May 2003 all wards were abolished and councillors sit at large.[2]
The towns and localities of the Shire of Williams with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3][4]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| Dardadine | 15 (SAL 2021)[5] | 70.1 km2 (27.1 sq mi) | 
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| Meeking | 10 (SAL 2021)[6] | 97.3 km2 (37.6 sq mi) | 
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| Williams | 996 (SAL 2021)[7] | 2,135.7 km2 (824.6 sq mi) | 
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As of 2023, 322 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Williams,[8] of which two are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[9]
| Place name | Place # | Street name | Suburb or town | Co-ordinates | Built | State |
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| Sherry's House and Wayside Inn site | 2739 | Williams Road | Quindanning | 33°02′37″S 116°34′06″E / 33.043527°S 116.56822°E / -33.043527; 116.56822 (Sherry's House and Wayside Inn site) | 1926 | Quindanning Inn |
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| Quindanning Hotel | 16215 | Pinjarra-Williams Road | Quindanning | 33°02′38″S 116°34′06″E / 33.043828°S 116.568288°E / -33.043828; 116.568288 (Quindanning Hotel) | 1908 | 25 June 2010 | Ye Olde Quindanning Inne | 
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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°01′30″S 116°52′52″E / 33.025°S 116.881°E / -33.025; 116.881
