City of Karratha
The City of Karratha is one of the four local government areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It covers an area of and had a population of about 21,500 as at the 2016 Census, most of which is located in its seat of government, the city of Karratha, and the major towns. It was formerly known as the Shire of Roebourne but was renamed and granted city status on 1 July 2014.
History
The City of Karratha originated as the Roebourne Road District, which was established on 6 January 1887. The towns of Roebourne and Cossack were both excised as their own municipalities on 1 December 1887, forming the Municipality of Roebourne and Municipality of Cossack. As the region's population declined, both the Roebourne and Cossack municipalities merged back into the road district in 1910, Roebourne on 11 March and then Cossack on 13 August.On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Roebourne under the Local Government Act 1960. On 1 July 2014 it was granted city status and renamed the City of Karratha.
Wards
The city is divided into eleven wards:- Karratha
- Dampier
- Wickham-Point Samson-Roebourne-Cossack-Pastoral
Towns, suburbs and localities
The towns, suburbs and localities of the City of Karratha with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
| Antonymyre | |||
| Balla Balla | |||
| Baynton | |||
| Bulgarra | |||
| Burrup | |||
| Cleaverville | |||
| Cooya Pooya | |||
| Cossack | |||
| Dampier | |||
| Dampier Archipelago | |||
| Gap Ridge | |||
| Gnoorea | |||
| Karratha City Centre | |||
| Karratha Industrial Estate | |||
| Maitland | |||
| Mardie | |||
| Millars Well | |||
| Mount Anketell | |||
| Mulataga | |||
| Nickol | |||
| Pegs Creek | |||
| Point Samson | |||
| Roebourne | |||
| Sherlock | |||
| Stove Hill | |||
| Whim Creek | |||
| Wickham |