Shire of Wandering
The Shire of Wandering is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, and, with a population of 444 as at the, is one of the nation's smallest. It covers an area of generally to the east of Albany Highway about south-east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire's seat of government is the town of Wandering.
History
The Wandering Road District was gazetted on 6 October 1874 out of land previously part of the Williams Road District.On 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
Wards
The Shire is undivided and is represented by seven councillors.From 1941 until the 2009 elections, it was divided into four wards as follows:
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Wandering with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
| Bannister * | |||
| Codjatotine | |||
| Dwarda | |||
| Hastings | |||
| Mount Cooke | |||
| Bannister, Western Australia|North Bannister] | |||
| Pumphreys Bridge | |||
| Springs | |||
| Wandering |
*
- Locality was accessed as part of North Bannister in the 2021 Australian census, no separate population data available.