Wheatbelt (Western Australia)

Wheatbelt Western Australia
Location of the Wheatbelt region in Western Australia
LGA(s)	List Beverley Brookton Bruce Rock Chittering Corrigin Cuballing Cunderdin Dandaragan Dalwallinu Dowerin Dumbleyung Gingin Goomalling Kellerberrin Kondinin Koorda Kulin Lake Grace Merredin Moora Mount Marshall Mukinbudin Narembeen Narrogin Northam Nungarin Pingelly Quairading Tammin Toodyay Trayning Victoria Plains Wagin Wandering West Arthur Westonia Wickepin Williams Wongan-Ballidu Wyalkatchem Yilgarn York
State electorate(s)	Central Wheatbelt Moore Roe
Federal division(s)	Durack O'Connor Pearce

The Wheatbelt is one of nine regions of Western Australia defined as administrative areas for the state's regional development, and a vernacular term for the area converted to agriculture during colonisation.^[a] It partially surrounds the Perth metropolitan area, extending north from Perth to the Mid West region, and east to the Goldfields–Esperance region. It is bordered to the south by the South West and Great Southern regions, and to the west by the Indian Ocean, the Perth metropolitan area, and the Peel region. Altogether, it has an area of 154,862 square kilometres (59,793 sq mi) (including islands).

The region has 42 local government authorities, with an estimated population of 75,000 residents. The Wheatbelt accounts for approximately three per cent of Western Australia's population.^[3]

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