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The Shire of Kent is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 320 kilometres (200 mi) southeast of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 5,634 square kilometres (2,175 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Nyabing. The area produces grains such as wheat, barley and legumes.

History

The Kent Road District was established on 22 December 1922. It was renamed the Nyabing-Pingrup Road District on 10 June 1955.

It was declared a shire as the Shire of Nyabing-Pingrup with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. It reverted to its previous name of Kent and became the Shire of Kent on 1 December 1972.

The name "Kent" comes from the commissariat officer of Dr T. Wilson’s expedition of 1829.

Indigenous people

The Shire of Kent is located on the traditional land of the Koreng people of the Noongar nation.

Wards

Following a redistribution in 2002, the Shire has been divided into four wards, each with two councillors:

Holland Rock Ward
Mindarabin Ward
Nampup Ward
Pingarnup Ward

Towns and localities

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

Locality	Population	Area	Map
Nyabing	260 (SAL 2021)	1,962.5 km (757.7 sq mi)
Pingrup	231 (SAL 2021)	3,662 km (1,414 sq mi)

Heritage-listed places

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

As of 2021, 73 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Kent, of which none are on the State Register of Heritage Places.

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kent (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
"Koreng". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
"Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
"Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
"SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
"NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 6 January 2023.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nyabing (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pingrup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
"Shire of Kent Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
"Shire of Kent State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

External links

Official website

Local government areas of Western Australia

Perth

Cities	Armadale Bayswater Belmont Canning Cockburn Fremantle Gosnells Joondalup Kalamunda Kwinana Melville Nedlands Perth Rockingham South Perth Stirling Subiaco Swan Vincent Wanneroo
Towns	Bassendean Cambridge Claremont Cottesloe East Fremantle Mosman Park Victoria Park
Shires	Mundaring Peppermint Grove Serpentine-Jarrahdale

Indian Ocean Territories

^* This LGA holds city status under the Local Government Act 1995, ^† This LGA holds town status under the Local Government Act 1995, ^# Western Australian law applies to the Indian Ocean Territories under the Territories Law Reform Act 1992

v t e Cities, shires, towns and localities in the Great Southern region of Western Australia
City of Albany	Albany Albany (suburb) Bayonet Head Big Grove Bornholm Centennial Park Cheynes Collingwood Heights Collingwood Park Cuthbert Drome Elleker Emu Point Frenchman Bay Gledhow Gnowellen Goode Beach Green Range Green Valley Kalgan King River Kojaneerup South Kronkup Lange Little Grove Lockyer Lower King Lowlands Manypeaks Marbelup McKail Mettler Middleton Beach Millbrook Milpara Mira Mar Mount Clarence Mount Elphinstone Mount Melville Nanarup Napier Nullaki Orana Palmdale Port Albany Redmond Redmond West Robinson Sandpatch Seppings South Stirling Spencer Park Torbay Torndirrup Vancouver Peninsula Walmsley Warrenup Wellstead West Cape Howe Willyung Yakamia Youngs Siding
Shire of Broomehill–Tambellup	Bobalong Borderdale Broomehill Village Broomehill East Broomehill West Dartnall Lake Toolbrunup Moonies Hill Peringillup Pootenup* Tambellup Tunney* Wansbrough
Shire of Cranbrook	Cranbrook Frankland River Pootenup* Stirling Range National Park * Tenterden Tunney*
Shire of Denmark	Bow Bridge Denmark Hay Hazelvale Kentdale Kordabup Mount Lindesay Mount Romance Nornalup Ocean Beach Parryville Peaceful Bay Scotsdale Shadforth Tingledale Trent William Bay
Shire of Gnowangerup	Amelup Borden Cowalellup Gnowangerup Jackitup Kebaringup Magitup Mills Lake Mindarabin Monjebup Nalyerlup North Stirlings Ongerup Pallinup Stirling Range National Park * Toompup
Shire of Jerramungup	Boxwood Hill Bremer Bay Fitzgerald River National Park * Gairdner Jacup Jerramungup Needilup West Fitzgerald
Shire of Katanning	Badgebup Carrolup Coblinine Coyrecup Ewlyamartup Katanning Marracoonda Moojebing Murdong Pinwernying South Datatine South Glencoe
Shire of Kent	Chinocup Kwobrup Moornaming Nyabing Pingrup
Shire of Kojonup	Boilup Boscabel Changerup Cherry Tree Pool Jingalup Kojonup Lumeah Mobrup Muradup Orchid Valley Qualeup Ryansbrook
Shire of Plantagenet	Denbarker Forest Hill Kendenup Mount Barker Narrikup Perillup Porongurup Rocky Gully Stirling Range National Park * Takalarup Woogenellup
Shire of Woodanilling	Beaufort River Boyerine Cartmeticup Glencoe Kenmare Westwood Woodanilling
^* Indicates locality or town is only partially located within this local government area

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