Shire of Pingelly
The Shire of Pingelly is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about southeast of the state capital, Perth, between the Shires of Brookton and Cuballing along the Great Southern Highway. The Shire covers an area of, 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:
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 | Map |
| East Pingelly | |||
| Pingelly | |||
| West Pingelly |
Former towns
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 | 9 Parade Street | Pingelly | 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 | Quadrant Street | Pingelly | 1962 | 1 August 2006 | 1 July 2021 |