Shire of Bruce Rock

The Shire of Bruce Rock is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 50 kilometres (31 mi) south of Merredin and about 250 kilometres (155 mi) east of the state capital, Perth.

The Shire covers an area of 2,727 square kilometres (1,053 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Bruce Rock.

Bruce Rock was initially constituted as the East Avon Road District in 1913.

In 1918, it was renamed to Bruce Rock, and on 1 July 1961, it became a shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.

The towns and localities of the Shire of Bruce Rock with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[2][3] As of 2023, 210 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Bruce Rock,[9] of which four are on the State Register of Heritage Places.

The state heritage listed Bruce Rock Hotel