Shire of Upper Gascoyne
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| Shire of Upper Gascoyne Western Australia |
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| Population: • Density: |
425 (2001 census) 0.01/km² |
| Area: | 57,939 km² |
| Mayor: | Ross Collins |
| Council Seat: | Gascoyne Junction |
| Region: | Gascoyne region |
| State District: | Murchison-Eyre |
| Federal Division: | Kalgoorlie |
- This article is about a local government area. For the river, see Gascoyne River.
The Shire of Upper Gascoyne is a Local Government Area of Western Australia based in the town of Gascoyne Junction (; post code: 6705). It covers an area of about 58,000 km² of sparsely vegetated sheep stations and largely uninhabited land in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia inland from Carnarvon and about 1,000 km north of the capital, Perth. It has a population of 425 (ABS 2001), 46% of whom identify as Aboriginal.
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[edit] History
In 1887, the Upper Gascoyne Road Board was gazetted. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.[1] The original Road Board office is now a heritage-listed site.[2]
[edit] Wards
The shire has been divided into 3 wards with 2 councillors each:
- North Ward
- South Ward
- East Ward
[edit] Towns
- Burringurrah
- Gascoyne Junction
- Mount Augustus
[edit] References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
- ^ Heritage Council of WA. Register of Heritage Places - Upper Gascoyne Road Board Office (fmr). Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
| Local Government Areas of the Gascoyne region of Western Australia | |
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