The Shire of Brookton is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 140 kilometres (87 mi) southeast of Perth, the state capital.

The Shire covers an area of 1,602 square kilometres (619 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Brookton.

[1] The Brookton Road District was established on 27 April 1906 after Mr Samuel Williams led a move by local landowners to break away from the Beverley Road District, and met for the first time on 10 September that year.

Prior to the 2009 local government election, it was divided into three wards as follows: Two vacancies were not filled and a by-election was held in 2024.

The towns and localities of the Shire of Brookton with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[4][5] As of 2023, 89 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Brookton,[10] of which none are on the State Register of Heritage Places.