Shire of Yilgarn
Shire of Yilgarn | |||||||||||||
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Yilgarn Shire Office, Southern Cross, 2017 | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Shire of Yilgarn | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Eastern Wheatbelt | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1891 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Southern Cross | ||||||||||||
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| • Shire President | Wayne Della Bosca | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 30,720 km2 (11,860 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,173 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Yilgarn | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Yilgarn is a local government area in the eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia about 400 kilometres (250 mi) east of Perth, the state capital. The Shire covers an area of 30,720 square kilometres (11,860 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Southern Cross. The main industries within the Shire are mining and farming.