Shire of Irwin

The Irwin Road District was created on 24 January 1871 as one of the first regional local government areas in Western Australia. Before this, it was the "Victoria District". In 16 June 1916, Irwin received a large land area from the Upper Irwin Road Board shortly before that entity's dissolution. Sections of the district separated as part of the formation of the Carnamah Road District on 24 August 1923 and the Three Springs Road District on 2 November 1928.{{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}}

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.

In June 2015, Irwin declared itself gasfield free.{{Cite web|url=http://www.lockthegate.org.au/fifth_midwest_wa_community_declares_itself_gasfield_free|title = Fifth Midwest WA community declares itself Gasfield Free}}

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| 1933 | 555

| 1947 | 465

| 1954 | 611

| 1961 | 657

| 1966 | 810

| 1971 | 941

| 1976 | 1,196

| 1981 | 1,578

| 1986 | 1,905

| 1991 | 2,100

| 1996 | 2,433

| 2001 | 2,810

| 2006 | 3,052

| 2011 | 3,567

| 2016 | 3,569

| 2021 | 3,680

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The Shire is divided into four wards:

• Denison Ward (four councillors)
• North Ward (two councillors)
• South East Ward (two councillors)
• Town Ward (two councillors)

The towns and localities of the Shire of Irwin 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=13 January 2023 |quote=}}{{cite web |url=https://nationalmap.gov.au/ |title=NationalMap |author= |date= |website=nationalmap.gov.au |publisher=Geoscience Australia |access-date=13 January 2023 |quote=}}

• Samuel James Phillips, Irwin Road Board member 1883; later a state MP
• Charles Maley, Upper Irwin Road Board member 1907–1929; also a state MP

{{Main|List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Irwin}}

As of 2023, 157 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Irwin,{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Irwin&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false|title=Shire of Irwin Heritage Places|author= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=23 February 2023 }} of which 16 are 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=Irwin&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=true&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false|title=Shire of Irwin State Register of Heritage Places|author= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=23 February 2023}}

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