Shire of East Pilbara


The Shire of East Pilbara is one of the four local government areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. With an area of, larger than the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania combined, it is the largest local government region in Australia. The Shire's seat of government, and home to nearly half the Shire's population, is the town of Newman in the shire's south-west.

History

The Shire of East Pilbara was established on 27 May 1972 with the amalgamation of the Shire of Marble Bar and the Shire of Nullagine. The Shire offices and administration centre previously resided in the Town of Marble Bar, but in 1987 they were moved to Newman after BHP ceded the town to the Shire.

Wards

The Shire is divided into six wards, having a total of eleven Councillors and one Shire President:
The towns and localities of the Shire of East Pilbara with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census are as follows:
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Gibson Desert North
Marble Bar *
Newman
Nullagine
Pardoo
Telfer
Jigalong Community

  • Former towns

Former towns in the Shire of East Pilbara:
As of 2023, 97 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of East Pilbara, of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them Corunna Downs Station, Corunna Downs Airfield and the Ironclad Hotel.