# Shire of Pingelly

The Shire of Pingelly is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth, between the Shires of Brookton and Cuballing along the Great Southern Highway. The Shire covers an area of 1,295 square kilometres (500 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Pingelly.

## History

On 24 December 1891, the Morambine Road District was created. On 21 February 1913, it was renamed the Pingelly Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

## Wards

From 20 October 2007, Pingelly is no longer divided into wards, and its 8 councillors represent the entire shire.
The ward systems created under successive divisions were as follows:
| 1921 | 1986 | 1992 | 2003 |
| Pingelly Ward (3) | Pingelly Ward (4) | Town Ward (4) | |
| Central Ward (2) | Mourambine Ward (1) | Hotham Ward (1) | Hotham Ward (2) |
| Central Ward (2) | Noonebin Ward (1) | Jingaring Ward (1) | Jingaring Ward (2) |
| North East Ward (1) | North East Ward (1) | Kulyaling Ward (1) | Kulyaling Ward (2) |
| North West Ward (1) | North West Ward (1) | Tutanning Ward (1) | Tutanning Ward (2) |
| South East Ward (1) | South East Ward (1) | | |
| South West Ward (1) | South West Ward (1) | | |

## Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Pingelly with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:
| Locality | Population | Area |
| East Pingelly | 211 (SAL 2021) | 922.2 km$^2$ (356.1 sq mi) |
| Pingelly | 722 (SAL 2021) | 12.5 km$^2$ (4.8 sq mi) |
| West Pingelly | 100 (SAL 2021) | 359.4 km$^2$ (138.8 sq mi) |

## Former towns

* Dattening
* Kulyaling
* Moorumbine

## Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1911 | 1,879 | — |
| 1921 | 1,644 | −1.33% |
| 1933 | 1,496 | −0.78% |
| 1947 | 1,230 | −1.39% |
| 1954 | 1,519 | +3.06% |
| 1961 | 1,639 | +1.09% |
| 1966 | 1,453 | −2.38% |
| 1971 | 1,447 | −0.08% |
| 1976 | 1,446 | −0.01% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1981 | 1,410 | −0.50% |
| 1986 | 1,371 | −0.56% |
| 1991 | 1,171 | −3.10% |
| 1996 | 1,132 | −0.68% |
| 2001 | 1,122 | −0.18% |
| 2006 | 1,168 | +0.81% |
| 2011 | 1,163 | −0.09% |
| 2016 | 1,146 | −0.29% |
| 2021 | 1,037 | −1.98% |

## Notable councillors

* George Sewel, Pingelly Roads Board member 1904–1915, chairman 1914–1915; later a state MP

## Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 71 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Pingelly, of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Pingelly Post Office. A second place on the register, the CBH Bins, Pingelly, was deregistered on 1 July 2021.
| Place name | Place # | Street name | Suburb or town | Co-ordinates | Built | Stateregistered | Notes & former names | Photo |
| Pingelly Post Office | 2252 | 9 Parade Street | Pingelly | 32°32′02″S 117°05′02″E﻿ / ﻿32.53387°S 117.083868°E﻿ / -32.53387; 117.083868﻿ (Pingelly Post Office) | 1893 | 7 October 1997 | | |
Formerly on the State Register of Heritage Places:
| Place name | Place # | Street name | Suburb or town | Co-ordinates | Built | Stateregistered | Deregistered | Notes & former names | Photo |
| CBH Bins, Pingelly | 5934 | Quadrant Street | Pingelly | 32°31′24″S 117°04′50″E﻿ / ﻿32.523338°S 117.080689°E﻿ / -32.523338; 117.080689﻿ (CBH Bins, Pingelly) | 1962 | 1 August 2006 | 1 July 2021 | | |