| Shire of Mount Magnet Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The Shire of Mount Magnet offices | |||||||||||||||
 Location inWestern Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 653 (LGA2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 13,691.6 km2 (5,286.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | James (Jim) McGorman | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mount Magnet | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Mid West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | North West | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Mount Magnet | ||||||||||||||
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TheShire of Mount Magnet is alocal government area in theMid West region ofWestern Australia, about 570 kilometres (354 mi) north-northeast of the state capital,Perth. The Shire covers an area of 13,692 square kilometres (5,287 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town ofMount Magnet. TheShire of Mount Magnet current president is James (Jim) McGorman.
The Shire of Mount Magnet originated as theMount Magnet Road District, established on 20 September 1901 covering the area surrounding (but initially not including) the town of Mount Magnet, which had already been incorporated as theMunicipality of Mount Magnet in 1896.[2]
The road district absorbed the Mount Magnet municipality on 18 October 1918, and on 1 July 1961, it became a shire following passage of theLocal Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
As of the 2005 elections, the Shire is no longer divided into wards and seven councillors sit at large. Previously, there were two wards - Town Ward (six councillors) and Country Ward (three councillors).
The towns and localities of the Shire of Mount Magnet with population and size figures based on themost recentAustralian census:[3][4]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| Cooladar Hill | 34 (SAL2021)[5] | 5,007.7 km2 (1,933.5 sq mi) |  |
| Daggar Hills | 32 (SAL2021)[6] | 5,283.6 km2 (2,040.0 sq mi) |  |
| Mount Magnet | 583 (SAL2021)[7] | 261.2 km2 (100.8 sq mi) |  |
| Paynesville | 0 (SAL2021)[8] | 3,328.3 km2 (1,285.1 sq mi) |  |
As of 2023, 43 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mount Magnet,[9] of which four are on theState Register of Heritage Places.[10]
28°03′36″S117°50′46″E / 28.060°S 117.846°E /-28.060; 117.846