| Shire of Corrigin Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) The state heritage listed Corrigin Town Hall, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
 Location in 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 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Corrigin (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Agriculture WA (July 2000). "Agriculture Statistical Overview 96/97 - Shire of Corrigin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
