Shire of Dundas

The Shire of Dundas is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia. The shire covers an area of 93,179 square kilometres (35,977 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Norseman. Its territory lies between Norseman and the border with South Australia (including much of the Eyre Highway), and is between 700 and 1,500 kilometres (430 and 930 mi) east of the state capital, Perth.

This article is about the local government area in Western Australia. For the former local government area in Victoria, see Shire of Dundas (Victoria).

Shire of Dundas
Western Australia
The Dundas Shire Office
Location in Western Australia
Population677 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established1895
Area93,179 km2 (35,976.6 sq mi)
Shire PresidentLaurene Bonza
Council seatNorseman
RegionGoldfields-Esperance
State electorate(s)Eyre
Federal division(s)O'Connor
WebsiteShire of Dundas
LGAs around Shire of Dundas:
Coolgardie,
Yilgarn		 Kalgoorlie-Boulder Maralinga (SA)
Kondinin Shire of Dundas Outback Areas (SA)
Ravensthorpe Esperance Great Australian Bight

History

The shire was first established as the second Dundas Road District on 21 June 1929, when the Norseman Road District was abolished and replaced by a re-established Dundas board. (An earlier Dundas Road District had existed from 1895 to 1918 before amalgamating to form the Norseman district.)[2]

It was declared a shire and named the Shire of Dundas with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Dundas with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3][4]

Suburb Population Area Map
Balladonia0 (SAL 2021)[5]15,267.6 km2 (5,894.9 sq mi)
Caiguna4 (SAL 2021)[6]13,709.8 km2 (5,293.4 sq mi)
Cocklebiddy15 (SAL 2021)[7]8,765.2 km2 (3,384.3 sq mi)
Dundas0 (SAL 2016)[8][9]983.4 km2 (379.7 sq mi)
Eucla37 (SAL 2021)[10]4,995.1 km2 (1,928.6 sq mi)
Fraser Range50 (SAL 2021)[11]20,485.9 km2 (7,909.7 sq mi)
Madura0 (SAL 2021)[12]8,262.1 km2 (3,190.0 sq mi)
Mundrabilla11 (SAL 2021)[13]6,292 km2 (2,429 sq mi)
Norseman562 (SAL 2021)[14]14,278.3 km2 (5,512.9 sq mi)

Notable councillors
  • Emil Nulsen, Dundas Roads Board chairman 1929–1931; later a state MP

Heritage-listed places
Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Dundas

As of 2023, 78 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Dundas,[15] of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[16]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dundas (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  4. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 31 December 2022.
  5. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Balladonia (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  6. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Caiguna (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  7. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cocklebiddy (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  8. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dundas (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016. 
  9. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dundas (WA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eucla (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  11. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fraser Range (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  12. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Madura (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mundrabilla (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Norseman (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  15. "Shire of Dundas Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  16. "Shire of Dundas State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

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