Shire of Upper Gascoyne

This article is about a local government area. For the river, see Gascoyne River.
Shire of Upper Gascoyne
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population 262 (2013 est)[1]
 • Density 0.004522/km2 (0.011712/sq mi)
Established 1887
Area 57,939 km2 (22,370.4 sq mi)
Mayor Ross Collins
Council seat Gascoyne Junction
Region Gascoyne region
State electorate(s) North West
Federal Division(s) Durack
Website Shire of Upper Gascoyne
LGAs around Shire of Upper Gascoyne:
Ashburton Ashburton Meekatharra
Carnarvon Shire of Upper Gascoyne Meekatharra
Shark Bay Murchison Meekatharra

The Shire of Upper Gascoyne is a local government area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, inland from Carnarvon and about 1,000 kilometres (621 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has an area of 57,939 square kilometres (22,370 sq mi), much of which is uninhabited land or sparsely vegetated sheep station country, and its seat of government is the small town of Gascoyne Junction. It has a population of 285 (ABS 2006), 46% of whom identify as Aboriginal.

History

In 1887, the Upper Gascoyne Road District was gazetted. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960.[2] The original Road Board office is now a heritage-listed site.[3]

Wards

The shire has been divided into 3 wards with 2 councillors each:

Towns

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.
  3. ↑ Heritage Council of WA. "Register of Heritage Places - Upper Gascoyne Road Board Office (fmr)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2006-11-15.

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Coordinates: 25°03′07″S 115°12′32″E / 25.052°S 115.209°E / -25.052; 115.209

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