| Shire of Collie Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The Collie shire offices in April 2022 | |||||||||||||||
 Location inWestern Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Established | 1900 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,710.9 km2 (660.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Sarah Stanley | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Collie | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Collie-Preston | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Collie | ||||||||||||||
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TheShire of Collie is alocal government area in theSouth West region ofWestern Australia, about 60 kilometres (37 mi) east ofBunbury and about 200 kilometres (124 mi) south of the state capital,Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1,711 square kilometres (661 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town ofCollie.
The Shire of Collie originated in the amalgamation of theMunicipality of Collie (1901) and theCollie Road District (1900) to form theCollie Coalfields Road District on 2 March 1951. It was declared a shire and named theShire of Collie with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of theLocal Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[1]
The Shire of Collie is located on the traditional land of theKaniyang andWiilman people of theNoongar nation.[2][3][4][5][6]
The shire is no longer divided into wards and the eleven councillors sit at large.
The towns and localities of the Shire of Collie with population and size figures based on themost recentAustralian census:[7][8]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| Allanson | 591 (SAL2021)[9] | 24.2 km2 (9.3 sq mi) |  |
| Buckingham | 27 (SAL2021)[10] | 70.6 km2 (27.3 sq mi) |  |
| Cardiff | 118 (SAL2021)[11] | 171 km2 (66 sq mi) |  |
| Collie | 7,599 (SAL2021)[12] | 53.4 km2 (20.6 sq mi) |  |
| Collie Burn | 55 (SAL2016)[13][14] | 13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi) |  |
| Harris River | 98 (SAL2021)[15] | 152.1 km2 (58.7 sq mi) |  |
| Lyalls Mill | 17 (SAL2021)[16] | 38.1 km2 (14.7 sq mi) |  |
| Muja | 18 (SAL2016)[17][18] | 57.1 km2 (22.0 sq mi) |  |
| Mungalup | 53 (SAL2021)[19] | 74.3 km2 (28.7 sq mi) |  |
| Palmer | 50 (SAL2021)[20] | 157.6 km2 (60.8 sq mi) |  |
| Preston Settlement | 125 (SAL2021)[21] | 42.6 km2 (16.4 sq mi) |  |
| Shotts | 9 (SAL2021)[22] | 75.1 km2 (29.0 sq mi) |  |
| Worsley | 39 (SAL2021)[23] | 212.9 km2 (82.2 sq mi) |  |
| Yourdamung Lake | 14 (SAL2021)[24] | 558.3 km2 (215.6 sq mi) |  |
As of 2023, 198 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Collie,[25] of which eight are on theState Register of Heritage Places, among themWellington Dam.[26]
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