Shire of Carnarvon


The Shire of Carnarvon is a local government area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, located about north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of, and its seat of government is the town of Carnarvon. The major industries in the area are wool, agriculture and, more recently, tourism.
WWW carnarvon.wa.gov.au

History

The Shire of Carnarvon was established on 12 February 1965 with the amalgamation of the Town of Carnarvon and the surrounding Shire of Gascoyne-Minilya.
Bernier Island, Dorre Island and Koks Island were included in the shire on 3 December 1982.

Wards

The Shire is divided into 4 wards, most of which have one councillor. The Shire President is directly elected.
  • Town Ward
  • Plantation Ward
  • Gascoyne/Minilya North
  • Gascoyne/Minilya South

Towns, suburbs and localities

The towns, suburbs and localities of the Shire of Carnarvon with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:
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Babbage Island
Bernier Island
Brockman
Brown Range
Carnarvon
Coral Bay
East Carnarvon
Greys Plains
Inggarda
Kennedy Range
Kingsford
Lyndon
Macleod
Massey Bay
Minilya
Morgantown
North Plantations
South Carnarvon
South Plantations
Wooramel
Yandoo Creek

Notable councillors

  • Dudley Maslen, Shire of Carnarvon councillor 1975–1988; later a state MP

Heritage-listed places

, 111 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Carnarvon, of which 13 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.