The Shire of Quairading is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, about 170 kilometres (106 mi) east of the state capital, Perth.

The Shire covers an area of 2,018 square kilometres (779 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Quairading.

Quairading was initially constituted as the Greenhills Road District on 15 December 1892, covering a large area east of York.

Prior to the 2003 elections, there were eleven councillors representing five wards: Town (3), Southwest, Southeast, Northwest and Northeast (2 each).

The towns and localities of the Shire of Quairading with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3][4] As of 2023, 233 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Quairading,[17] of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places.