Shire of Boddington

This article is about the local government area. For the town, see Boddington, Western Australia.

Shire of Boddington Western Australia
180px Location in Western Australia
Population	2,471 (2013 est)
• Density	1.30012/km2 (3.3673/sq mi)
Established	1925
Area	1,900.6 km2 (733.8 sq mi)
Mayor	Paul Carrotts
Council seat	Boddington
Region	Peel
State electorate(s)	Wagin
Federal Division(s)	Canning
Website	Shire of Boddington
LGAs around Shire of Boddington: Murray Wandering Waroona Shire of Boddington Wandering Harvey Collie Williams

The Shire of Boddington is a local government area in the Peel region of Western Australia, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) south-east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1,901 square kilometres (734 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Boddington.

History

A road board had been convened at Marradong 8 km to the south in 1903, but it was relocated to Boddington in 1925 after the arrival of the railway and construction of suitable buildings. On 1 July 1961, the Marradong Road District became the Shire of Boddington following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.

Wards

The Shire has been divided into 2 wards.

• Town Ward (4 councillors)
• Rural Ward (3 councillors)

Towns and localities

• Boddington
• Crossman
• Lower Hotham
• Marradong
• Mount Cooke
• Mount Wells
• Quindanning
• Ranford
• Upper Murray
• Wuraming

Population

Year	Population
1921	675
1933	918
1947	1,275
1954	1,250
1961	967
1966	761
1971	714
1976	720
1981	778
1986	911
1991	1,416
1996	1,516
2001	1,401
2006	1,379
2011	2,226