The Shire of Pingelly is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 160 km southeast of the state capital, Perth, between the Shires of Brookton and Cuballing along the Great Southern Highway. The Shire covers an area of 1295 km2, and its seat of government is the town of Pingelly.

History

On 24 December 1891, the Morambine Road District was created. On 21 February 1913, it was renamed the Pingelly Road District. 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.

Wards

From 20 October 2007, Pingelly is no longer divided into wards, and its 8 councillors represent the entire shire. The ward systems created under successive divisions were as follows:

Towns and localities

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

Former towns

Population

Notable councillors

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 71 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Pingelly, of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Pingelly Post Office. A second place on the register, the CBH Bins, Pingelly, was deregistered on 1 July 2021. Formerly on the State Register of Heritage Places: