Municipality of Newcastle

Municipality of Newcastle
Western Australia
Population334 (1911)[1]
 • Density209/km2 (541/sq mi)
Established1877
Area1.6 km2 (0.6 sq mi)
Council seatToodyay
RegionWheatbelt

The Municipality of Newcastle was a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 85 kilometres (53 mi) north-east of Perth. The municipality covered an area of 395 acres (1.60 km2), existed from 1877 until 1912, and was based in the town of Toodyay, which was known as Newcastle until 1910.

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities". Western Mail. Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 17 February 1912. p. 42. Retrieved 2 November 2013.