| Shire of Carnarvon Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 5,251 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1965 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 46,663.5 km2 (18,016.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Eddie Smith | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Carnarvon | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Gascoyne | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | North West | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Carnarvon | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Carnarvon is a local government area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, located about 900 kilometres (560 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 46,664 square kilometres (18,017 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Carnarvon. The major industries in the area are wool, agriculture (especially bananas and tomatoes) and, more recently, tourism.
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History
The Shire of Carnarvon was established on 12 February 1965 with the amalgamation of the Town of Carnarvon and the surrounding Shire of Gascoyne-Minilya.[2]
Bernier Island, Dorre Island and Koks Island were included in the shire on 3 December 1982.[2]
Wards
The Shire is divided into 4 wards, most of which have one councillor. The Shire President is directly elected.
- Town Ward (6 councillors)
- Plantation Ward
- Gascoyne/Minilya North
- Gascoyne/Minilya South
Towns, suburbs and localities
The towns, suburbs and localities of the Shire of Carnarvon with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3][4]
| Suburb | Population | Area | Map |
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| Babbage Island | 17 (SAL 2021)[5] | 8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi) | 
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| Bernier Island | 0 (SAL 2016)[6][7] | 43.8 km2 (16.9 sq mi) | 
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| Brockman | 993 (SAL 2021)[8] | 1 km2 (0.39 sq mi) | 
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| Brown Range | 125 (SAL 2021)[9] | 11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi) | 
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| Carnarvon | 281 (SAL 2021)[10] | 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | 
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| Coral Bay | 245 (SAL 2021)[11][12] | 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi) | 
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| East Carnarvon | 798 (SAL 2021)[13] | 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | 
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| Greys Plains | 156 (SAL 2021)[14] | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) | 
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| Inggarda | 21 (SAL 2021)[15] | 7,548.7 km2 (2,914.6 sq mi) | 
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| Kennedy Range | 4 (SAL 2021)[16] | 4,119.9 km2 (1,590.7 sq mi) | 
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| Kingsford | 261 (SAL 2021)[17] | 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi) | 
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| Lyndon | 31 (SAL 2021)[18] | 9,214.8 km2 (3,557.9 sq mi) | 
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| Macleod | 19 (SAL 2021)[19] | 5,946.8 km2 (2,296.1 sq mi) | 
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| Massey Bay | 0 (SAL 2016)[20][21] | 6 km2 (2.3 sq mi) | 
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| Minilya | 20 (SAL 2021)[22] | 9,031.3 km2 (3,487.0 sq mi) | 
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| Morgantown | 774 (SAL 2021)[23] | 2.3 km2 (0.89 sq mi) | 
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| North Plantations | 377 (SAL 2021)[24] | 28.7 km2 (11.1 sq mi) | 
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| South Carnarvon | 909 (SAL 2021)[25] | 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | 
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| South Plantations | 188 (SAL 2021)[26] | 9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi) | 
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| Wooramel | 33 (SAL 2021)[27] | 777.4 km2 (300.2 sq mi) | 
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| Yandoo Creek | 3 (SAL 2021)[28] | 3,603.5 km2 (1,391.3 sq mi) | 
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Notable councillors
- Dudley Maslen, Shire of Carnarvon councillor 1975–1988; later a state MP
Heritage-listed places
As of 2024[update], 111 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Carnarvon,[29] of which 13 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[30]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Carnarvon (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
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- ^ "Shire of Carnarvon Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Shire of Carnarvon State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
External links
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This page was last edited on 2 March 2024, at 07:03