Shire of Kojonup Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 1,901 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1871 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 2,932.2 km2 (1,132.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Shire President | Ned Radford | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Kojonup | ||||||||||||||
Region | Great Southern | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Kojonup | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Kojonup is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 250 kilometres (155 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth, along Albany Highway. The Shire covers an area of 2,932 square kilometres (1,132 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Kojonup.
The Kojonup Road District was created on 5 December 1871. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Kojonup following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
The shire has no wards, and all councillors serve 4-year terms. Previously, it was divided into 5 wards:
(Note: The town of Ongerup, unrelated to the ward, is located within the Shire of Gnowangerup.)
The towns and localities of the Shire of Kojonup with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3][4]
Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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Boilup | 32 (SAL 2021)[5] | 106.6 km2 (41.2 sq mi) | |
Boscabel | 71 (SAL 2021)[6] | 201.4 km2 (77.8 sq mi) | |
Changerup | 60 (SAL 2021)[7] | 203 km2 (78 sq mi) | |
Cherry Tree Pool | 72 (SAL 2021)[8] | 257.9 km2 (99.6 sq mi) | |
Jingalup | 139 (SAL 2021)[9] | 395.2 km2 (152.6 sq mi) | |
Kojonup | 1,157 (SAL 2021)[10] | 351.4 km2 (135.7 sq mi) | |
Lumeah | 86 (SAL 2021)[11] | 326.2 km2 (125.9 sq mi) | |
Mobrup | 40 (SAL 2021)[12] | 318.6 km2 (123.0 sq mi) | |
Muradup | 97 (SAL 2021)[13] | 172.7 km2 (66.7 sq mi) | |
Orchid Valley | 27 (SAL 2021)[14] | 224.7 km2 (86.8 sq mi) | |
Qualeup | 72 (SAL 2021)[15] | 205.4 km2 (79.3 sq mi) | |
Ryansbrook | 56 (SAL 2021)[16] | 167 km2 (64 sq mi) |
Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Kojonup |
As of 2023, 91 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Kojonup,[17] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places, one of three being the Carrolup Native Settlement.[18]