Shire of Toodyay

History

The Toodyay Road District was established on 24 January 1871. The Newcastle (later Toodyay) townsite separated as the Municipality of Newcastle on 2 October 1877. The municipality merged back into the road district on 8 March 1912. On 1 July 1961, Toodyay became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

Wards

The Shire has been divided into 4 wards, since the Toodyay Road board meeting in June 1904.

• North Ward (2 councillors)
• Central Ward (2 councillors)
• West Ward (3 councillors)
• East Ward (2 councillors)

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Toodyay with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:

Presidents

Main article: List of shire presidents of Toodyay

Population

| 1911 | 1,480

| 1921 | 1,545

| 1933 | 1,462

| 1947 | 1,237

| 1954 | 1,525

| 1961 | 1,369

| 1966 | 1,388

| 1971 | 1,725

| 1976 | 1,138

| 1981 | 1,450

| 1986 | 1,831

| 1991 | 2,451

| 1996 | 3,186

| 2001 | 3,744

| 2006 | 4,112

| 2011 | 4,387

| 2016 | 4,439

| 2021 | 4,601

Heritage-listed places

Main article: List of heritage places in the Shire of Toodyay

As of 2023, 173 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Toodyay, of which 16 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.

References

References

1. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register". Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission.
2. (4 June 1904). "Newcastle.". [[Western Mail (Western Australia).
3. . ["SLIP Map"](https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/). *[[Landgate]]*.
4. . ["NationalMap"](https://nationalmap.gov.au/). *[[Geoscience Australia]]*.
5. . ["Shire of Toodyay Heritage Places"](http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Toodyay&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false). *Heritage Council of Western Australia*.
6. . ["Shire of Toodyay State Register of Heritage Places"](http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Toodyay&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=true&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false). *Heritage Council of Western Australia*.