Shire of Boddington

The Mooradung Road District was established on 19 May 1892. It was renamed the Marradong Road District on 30 October 1903.{{cite web | url=http://www.boundaries.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/documents//2003_municipal_boundary_amendments_register.pdf | title=Municipality Boundary Amendments Register | publisher=Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission | access-date=11 January 2020}}

The board initially convened at Marradong 8 km to the south of Boddington, but relocated to Boddington in 1925 after the arrival of the railway and construction of suitable buildings. On 1 July 1961, the Marradong Road District became the Shire of Boddington following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

The Shire has been divided into 2 wards.

• Town Ward (4 councillors)
• Rural Ward (3 councillors)

{{excerpt|Results of the 2023 Western Australian local elections|section=Boddington}}

The towns and localities of the Shire of Boddington with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:{{cite web |url=https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/ |title=SLIP Map |author= |date= |website=maps.slip.wa.gov.au |publisher=Landgate |access-date=24 December 2022 |quote=}}{{cite web |url=https://nationalmap.gov.au/ |title=NationalMap |author= |date= |website=nationalmap.gov.au |publisher=Geoscience Australia |access-date=24 December 2022 |quote=}}

{{historical populations|cols=2|align=none

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| 1921 | 675

| 1933 | 918

| 1947 | 1,275

| 1954 | 1,250

| 1961 | 967

| 1966 | 761

| 1971 | 714

| 1976 | 720

| 1981 | 778

| 1986 | 911

| 1991 | 1,416

| 1996 | 1,516

| 2001 | 1,401

| 2006 | 1,379

| 2011 | 2,226

| 2016 | 1,844

| 2021 | 1,705

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{{main|List of heritage places in the Shire of Boddington}}

As of 2023, 61 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Boddington,{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Boddington&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false |title=Shire of Boddington Heritage Places|author= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=24 February 2023 }} of which one is listed on the State Register of Heritage Places,{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Boddington&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=true&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false |title=Shire of Boddington State Register of Heritage Places|author= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=24 February 2023 }} Asquith Bridge, which was completely destroyed in the bush fire in 2015.{{cite news |last=Grace |first=Millimaci |date=8 February 2015 |title=Bushfire claims historic bridge |url=https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/bushfire-claims-historic-bridge-ng-ya-223832 |work=The West Australian |access-date=19 February 2020 }}

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Boddington