| Shire of Merredin Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The state heritage listed Merredin District Hall, 2014 | |||||||||||||||
 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 3,119 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,299.7 km2 (1,274.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Donna Crook | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Merredin | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Merredin | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Merredin is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 250 kilometres (155 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. Its seat of government is the town of Merredin, where 2,804 of the Shire's 3,595 residents live. The Shire covers an area of 3,300 square kilometres (1,274 sq mi).
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Merredin (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
