The Shire of Woodanilling is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 30 km south of Wagin and about 260 km south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 1129 km2, and its seat of government is the town of Woodanilling.

History

The Woodanilling Road District was established on 2 February 1906. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all road districts into shires.

Indigenous people

The south-western part of the Shire of Woodanilling is located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang people while the majority of the shire is on the traditional land of the Wiilman people, both of the Noongar nation.

Wards

The shire is divided into 3 wards:

Towns and localities

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

Population

Historical population of the shire:

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 224 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Woodanilling, of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Carrolup Aboriginal Cemetery in Marribank. The cemetery is part of the also state heritage listed Carrolup Native Settlement, which was state heritage listed on 22 May 2007 but is predominantly located in the neighbouring Shire of Kojonup.