Shire of Dundas

This article is about the local government area in Western Australia. For the former local government area in Victoria, see Shire of Dundas (Victoria).
Shire of Dundas
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population 1,182 (2013 est)[1]
 • Density 0.012685/km2 (0.032855/sq mi)
Established 1895
Area 93,179 km2 (35,976.6 sq mi)
Shire President Jacquie Best
Council seat Norseman
Region Goldfields-Esperance
State electorate(s) Eyre
Federal Division(s) O'Connor
Website Shire of Dundas
LGAs around Shire of Dundas:
Coolgardie Kalgoorlie-Boulder Maralinga (SA)
Kondinin Shire of Dundas Outback Areas (SA)
Ravensthorpe Esperance Great Australian Bight

The Shire of Dundas is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, between Norseman and the South Australian border generally along the Eyre Highway, between 700 and 1,500 kilometres (430-930 mi) east of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 93,179 square kilometres (35,977 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Norseman.

History

In 1895, the Dundas Road Board was gazetted. It merged with part of Esperance to become the Norseman Road Board in 1918, but reestablished as Dundas in 1929. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.[2]

Towns

See also

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. ↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.

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Coordinates: 32°11′46″S 121°46′41″E / 32.196°S 121.778°E / -32.196; 121.778

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