List of pastoral leases in Western Australia


s in Western Australia are increasingly known as "stations", and more particular – as either sheep stations or cattle stations. They are usually found in country that is designated as rangeland. In 2013 there were a total of 527 pastoral leases in Western Australia. And all leases were put up for renewal or surrender in 2015.
Stations/pastoral leases are a significant part of Western Australian history. At different stages inquiries, pleas for extensions of lease times and royal commissions have been made into the industry.
Nearly 90 million hectares or 36% of the area of Western Australia are covered by these stations. Despite the very low population involved in general management of stations, significant numbers of seasonal workers have moved through the sheep stations to shear for wool. Also more recently stations have been used as holding places of feral goats for export and meat production.

Administration

The current administration of leases is conducted by the appointed Minister for Lands of the day and the Pastoral Lands Board of Western Australia, which succeeded the Pastoral Board after changes to the Land Act of 1933 and the new Land Administration Act of 1997. Further current policies and details of governance are updated within publications and websites administered by the Pastoral Lands Board.
In 2006 the Pastoral Lands Board within the Department of Planning and Infrastructure produced a 24-page pamphlet, which although appearing to be dealing with Outback issues, deals mainly with the process of accessing pastoral leases in Western Australia. The significant distances between stations and points of transport have seen droving or "stock routes" created in the past, such as the Canning Stock Route. Also the rail route to Meekatharra can be seen as a means of reaching into the station country to facilitate stock transport.

List

The list that follows is from various sources – abandoned, amalgamated, relinquished, and historical leases may be in the list.
The list includes the local government, and regional locations – for more specific locating of the stations, the Travellers Atlas of Western Australia map identifies all current pastoral leases.

A–C

Name of pastoral leaseRegionLGA
AbydosPilbaraEast Pilbara
AdelongGoldfields–EsperanceMenzies
Albion DownsMurchisonWiluna
Alice DownsKimberleyHalls Creek
AndoverPilbaraKarratha
Anna PlainsKimberleyBroome
AnneanMurchisonMeekatharra
ArcoonaGoldfields–EsperanceMenzies
Argyle DownsKimberleyWyndham–East Kimberley
ArizonaKimberleyHalls Creek
ArrinoGreat SouthernGnowangerup
ArubiddyGoldfields–EsperanceDundas
Ashburton DownsPilbaraAshburton
AtleyMurchisonSandstone
Austin DownsMurchisonCue
Avoca DownsGoldfields–EsperanceKalgoorlie–Boulder
BadjaMurchisonYalgoo
Balfour DownsPilbaraEast Pilbara
BalgairGoldfields–EsperanceKalgoorlie–Boulder
BaliGoldfields–EsperanceCoolgardie
Balla BallaPilbaraAshburton
BallineMurchisonNorthampton
BallythunnaMurchisonMurchison
BalmoralPilbaraKarratha
Bamboo SpringsPilbaraEast Pilbara
BandyaGoldfields–EsperanceLaverton
BanjawarnGoldfields–EsperanceLeonora
BarnongMurchisonYalgoo
BarrambieMurchisonSandstone
Barton PlainsKimberleyWyndham–East Kimberley
BarwidgeeMurchisonWiluna
Bedford DownsKimberleyHalls Creek
BeebynMurchisonCue
BeleleMurchisonMeekatharra
BeringarraMurchisonMurchison
BeyondieMurchisonMeekatharra
BidgemiaGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
BillabalongMurchisonYalgoo
BillilunaKimberleyHalls Creek
BillinnookaPilbaraEast Pilbara
BinthalyaGascoyneCarnarvon
Black FlagGoldfields–EsperanceKalgoorlie–Boulder
Black HillMurchisonSandstone
Black RangeMurchisonSandstone
Bohemia DownsKimberleyHalls Creek
Bonney DownsPilbaraEast Pilbara
BooanyaGoldfields–EsperanceDundas
BoodanooMurchisonMount Magnet
BoodariePilbaraPort Hedland
BoogardieMurchisonMount Magnet
BoolalooPilbaraAshburton
BoolardyMurchisonMurchison
BoolathanaGascoyneCarnarvon
BoonderooGoldfields–EsperanceCity of Kalgoorlie–Boulder
Booylgoo SpringMurchisonSandstone
Bow RiverKimberleyWyndham–East Kimberley
Bow RiverMurchisonNorthampton
BraesidePilbaraEast Pilbara
Brick HouseGascoyneCarnarvon
Brooking SpringsKimberleyDerby–West Kimberley
BryahMurchisonMeekatharra
Bulga DownsMurchisonSandstone
BullabullingGoldfields–EsperanceCoolgardie
BullaraPilbaraAshburton
BullardooMurchisonGreater Geraldton
Bulloo DownsMurchisonMeekatharra
BundarraGoldfields–EsperanceLeonora
BunnawarraMurchisonYalgoo
Burkes ParkKimberleyHalls Creek
BurnabbieGoldfields–EsperanceDundas
Burra RockGoldfields–EsperanceCoolgardie
ButtahMurchisonMeekatharra
ByroMurchisonMurchison
CallagiddyGascoyneCarnarvon
CallawaPilbaraEast Pilbara
Callytharra SpringsGascoyneCarnarvon
CalooliGoldfields–EsperanceCoolgardie
Cane RiverPilbaraAshburton
CarblaGascoyneShark Bay
CarbineGoldfields–EsperanceCoolgardie
CardabiaGascoyneCarnarvon
Carey DownsGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
CarlamindaMurchisonYalgoo
CarlindiPilbaraEast Pilbara
Carlton HillKimberleyWyndham–East Kimberley
CarnegieGoldfields–EsperanceWiluna
CarnotKimberleyBroome
CarranyaKimberleyHalls Creek
CarrarangGascoyneShark Bay
Carson RiverKimberleyWyndham–East Kimberley
Cashmere DownsMurchisonSandstone
ChallaMidwestMount Magnet
Charnley RiverKimberleyWyndham–East Kimberley
CherrabunKimberleyDerby–West Kimberley
CherrattaPilbaraKarratha
ChilimonyMurchisonNorthampton
ChirrittaPilbaraKarratha
Christmas CreekKimberleyHalls Creek
Clifton DownsGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
Clover DownsGoldfields–EsperanceLeonora
CobraGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
CoburnGascoyneShark Bay
Cogla DownsMurchisonSandstone
CooalyaGascoyneCarnarvon
CoodardyMurchisonCue
CoolawanyahPilbaraAshburton
CoolcalalayaMurchisonNorthampton
CooloomiaGascoyneShark Bay
CoonanaGoldfields–EsperanceKalgoorlie–Boulder
CoonganPilbaraEast Pilbara
CooralyaGascoyneCarnarvon
CoordewandyGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
Cooya PooyaPilbaraKarratha
Corunna DownsPilbaraEast Pilbara
Country DownsKimberleyBroome
Cowarna DownsGoldfields–EsperanceKalgoorlie–Boulder
CredoGoldfields–EsperanceCoolgardie
CroydonPilbaraKarratha
CulculliMurchisonCue
CunyuMurchisonWiluna
CurburMurchisonMurchison