Shire of Corrigin Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 1,007 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1913 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 3,095 km2 (1,195.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Shire President | Des Hickey | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Corrigin | ||||||||||||||
Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Corrigin | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Corrigin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 230 kilometres (143 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. Its seat of government is the town of Corrigin. The shire covers an area of 3,095 square kilometres (1,195 sq mi) and the economy, worth approximately $50 million per year to the state economy, is based on agriculture - predominantly cereal grains and sheep,[2] with some supporting industries including a flour mill.