| Shire of West Arthur Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 773 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1896 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2,834.2 km2 (1,094.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Neil Morrell | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Darkan | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of West Arthur | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of West Arthur is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, generally to the west of Albany Highway about 200 kilometres (124 mi) south-east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 2,834 square kilometres (1,094 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Darkan. Industries within the Shire, worth approximately $45 million per year to the State's economy,[2] are dominated by wool and sheep, and also include timber, grain, forestry, beef, pigs, cattle hide tanning, engineering and earthmoving.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Arthur (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Agriculture WA (July 2000). "Agriculture Statistical Overview 96/97 - Shire of West Arthur" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 September 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2006.
