The Shire of Gingin is a Local Government Area

Local Government Areas of Western Australia

The Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 141 local government areas...

 in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia

Western Australia

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, just beyond the northern fringe of the Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

 metropolitan area. The Shire covers an area of 3211 square kilometres (1,240 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Gingin

Gingin, Western Australia

Gingin is an agricultural town in Western Australia. The town is located north of Perth along the Brand Highway.The town is well suited for agriculture with a mild climate and available water sources...

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History

On 12 January and 23 February 1893, the Gingin Road District and Gingin Municipality were separately created. On 26 June 1903, the two entities merged into the former. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.

Wards

The shire has been divided into several wards, most with 1 councillor each:

• Greater Gingin Ward (2 councillors)
• Lancelin Ward (2 councillors)
• Guilderton/Caraban Ward
• Seabird/Gabbadah Ward
• Woodridge Ward
• North Ward
• South Ward

Towns and localities

• Gingin
  Gingin, Western Australia
  Gingin is an agricultural town in Western Australia. The town is located north of Perth along the Brand Highway.The town is well suited for agriculture with a mild climate and available water sources...
  
  
• Beermullah
• Breton Bay
• Caraban
• Guilderton
  Guilderton, Western Australia
  Guilderton is a small coastal town north of Perth, Western Australia at the mouth of the Moore River in the Shire of Gingin.It was originally known as Gabbadah, an Aboriginal term meaning "mouthful of water" until its gazetting as a town in 1951...
  
  
• Lancelin
  Lancelin, Western Australia
  Lancelin is a small fishing and tourist town 110 km north of Perth, Western Australia. It is located in the Shire of Gingin at the end of Wanneroo Road , and a few kilometres from the start of the Indian Ocean Drive....
  
  
• Ledge Point
  Ledge Point, Western Australia
  Ledge Point is a small coastal township 105 km north of Perth, Western Australia. It was established to service the local fishing and crayfishing industries....
  
  
• Moore River National Park
  Moore River National Park
  Moore River National Park is a national park in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia , 95 km north of Perth. The Moore River runs through the park on its way to the Indian Ocean where the township of Guilderton is situated....
  
  
• Nilgen
• Red Gully
• Seabird
• Wilbinga
  Wilbinga, Western Australia
  Wilbinga is a locality within the Shire of Gingin, just beyond the Perth metropolitan area's northern limit.Wilbinga is bounded by the City of Wanneroo to the south, Wanneroo Road and the former Gingin Stock Route to the east, Wabling Road to the north and the Indian Ocean to the west. Most of the...
  
  
• Woodridge
  Woodridge, Western Australia
  Woodridge is a town and rural residential estate located north of the central business district of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, on the western side of Wanneroo Road near Guilderton. It is separated from Perth's residential area by a wide area of State Forest at Wilbinga...
  
  
• Yeal

Population

Year	Population
1911	669
1921	686
1933	1,063
1947	751
1954	757
1961	769
1966	1,021
1971	1,169
1976	1,255
1981	1,875
1986	2,589
1991	2,708
1996	3,178
2001	3,803
2006	4,318

External links

• Shire of Gingin