Shire of Quairading Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 961 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1913 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,017.8 km2 (779.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Shire President | Peter Smith | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Quairading | ||||||||||||||
Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Central Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Quairading | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Quairading is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 170 kilometres (106 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 2,018 square kilometres (779 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Quairading.