| Shire of Dowerin Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The Dowerin Shire offices | |||||||||||||||
 Location inWestern Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 715 (LGA2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1911 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,846.7 km2 (713.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Robert Trepp | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Dowerin | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Moore | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Dowerin | ||||||||||||||
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TheShire of Dowerin is alocal government area in theWheatbelt region ofWestern Australia, about 160 kilometres (100 mi) northeast ofPerth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 1,847 square kilometres (713 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town ofDowerin.
On 3 November 1911, the Dowerin Road District was gazetted. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following enactment of theLocal Government Act 1960.[2]
Council resolved to dissolve Wards in December 2016.
The towns and localities of the Shire of Dowerin with population and size figures based on themost recentAustralian census:[3][4]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| Dowerin | 436 (SAL2021)[5] | 292 km2 (113 sq mi) |  |
| Hindmarsh | 54 (SAL2021)[6] | 284.6 km2 (109.9 sq mi) |  |
| Koomberkine | 54 (SAL2021)[7] | 356.6 km2 (137.7 sq mi) |  |
| Manmanning | 42 (SAL2021)[8] | 417.2 km2 (161.1 sq mi) |  |
| Minnivale | 40 (SAL2021)[9] | 261.4 km2 (100.9 sq mi) |  |
| Ucarty | 78 (SAL2021)[10] | 251.1 km2 (97.0 sq mi) |  |
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As of 2023, 30 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Dowerin,[11] of which none are on theState Register of Heritage Places.[12]
31°11′31″S117°02′02″E / 31.192°S 117.034°E /-31.192; 117.034