Shire of Broome
Shire of Broome Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 16,959 (LGA2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1918 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 55,795.6 km2(21,542.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
President | Chris Mitchell[2] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Broome | ||||||||||||||
Region | Kimberley | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Kimberley | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Broome | ||||||||||||||
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TheShire of Broomeis one of the fourlocal government areasin theKimberley regionof northernWestern Australia,covering an area of 55,796 square kilometres (21,543 sq mi), most of which is sparsely populated. The Shire's estimated population as at the2016 censuswas 16,222 most of whom reside in the town ofBroome.ManyAboriginalcommunities are within the Shire, notablyBeagle BayandBardi (One Arm Point).
The Shire of Broome includes theRowley Shoals260 km (162 mi) to the west.
History
[edit]The Shire of Broome was first established as the secondBroome Road Districton 20 December 1918, when it was separated from theWest Kimberley Road District.The area had been previously represented by an earlier Broome Road District (1901-1908) and theMunicipality of Broome(1904-1918) but both had merged back into the West Kimberley district.[3]
It was declared a shire with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of theLocal Government Act 1960,which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[3]
Elected council
[edit]The Shire is divided into two wards.
- Broome Ward (seven councillors)
- Dampier Ward (two councillors)
Ward | Councillor | Position | ||
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Broome
Ward |
Harold Tracey | President | [4] | |
Desiree Male | Deputy president | |||
Chris Mitchell JP | ||||
Bruce Rudeforth Jnr | ||||
Peter Taylor | ||||
Nik Wevers | ||||
Vacant[5] | ||||
Dampier
Ward |
Elsta Foy | |||
Philip Matsumoto |
2023 election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Independent | Melanie Virgo (elected) | 389 | 21.43 | ||
Labor | Ellen Smith (elected) | 288 | 15.87 | ||
Independent | Jan Lewis (elected) | 200 | 11.02 | ||
Independent | Elsta Foy | 162 | 8.93 | ||
Independent | Edward Fleming | 155 | 8.54 | ||
Independent | James Carpenter | 134 | 7.38 | ||
Independent | Gwen Knox | 131 | 7.22 | ||
Independent | Johani Mamid (elected) | 127 | 7.00 | ||
Independent | Brendan Renkin | 118 | 6.50 | ||
Independent | Mala Haji-Ali | 81 | 4.46 | ||
Independent | Jerome Herveux | 30 | 1.65 | ||
Total formal votes | 1,815 | 98.64 | |||
Informal votes | 25 | 1.36 | |||
Turnout | 1,840 | 20.48 |
Towns and localities
[edit]The towns and localities of the Shire of Broome with population and size figures based on themost recentAustralian census:[8][9]
Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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Bilingurr | 1,540 (SAL2021)[10] | 13.1 km2(5.1 sq mi) | |
Broome | 3,797 (SAL2021)[11] | 7.4 km2(2.9 sq mi) | |
Cable Beach | 5,730 (SAL2021)[12] | 9.4 km2(3.6 sq mi) | |
Dampier Peninsula | 1,051 (SAL2021)[13] | 4,898.4 km2(1,891.3 sq mi) | |
Djugun | 3,291 (SAL2021)[14] | 9.7 km2(3.7 sq mi) | |
Eighty Mile Beach | 120 (SAL2021)[15] | 9,001.3 km2(3,475.4 sq mi) | |
Gingerah | 0 (SAL2021)[16] | 26,484.6 km2(10,225.8 sq mi) | |
Lagrange | 634 (SAL2021)[17] | 3,228.1 km2(1,246.4 sq mi) | |
Minyirr | 76 (SAL2021)[18] | 13.1 km2(5.1 sq mi) | |
Roebuck* | 606 (SAL2021)[19] | 5,582.4 km2(2,155.4 sq mi) | |
Waterbank* | 110 (SAL2021)[20] | 6,634 km2(2,561 sq mi) |
- (* indicates locality is only partially located within this shire)
Indigenous communities
[edit]Indigenous communities in the Shire of Broome:
- Ardyaloon(One Arm Point/Bardi)
- Beagle Bay
- Bidyadanga
- Djarindjin(Lombadina)
Heritage-listed places
[edit]As of 2023, 144 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Broome,[21][N1]of which 51 are on theState Register of Heritage Places,among them theSun Picture Gardens,Broome Cable HouseandAnglican Church of the Annunciation.[22][N2]
Notes
[edit]- ^[N1]A search for Broome LGA returns 356 hits, of which 216 are for theBroomehill-Tambellup LGA,144 for Broome LGA and one for Wyndham-East Kimberley LGA
- ^[N2]A search for Broome LGA returns 56 hits, of which five are for theBroomehill-Tambellup LGAand 51 for Broome LGA
References
[edit]- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Broome (Local Government Area)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^"2023 Ordinary Election - Broome".www.elections.wa.gov.au.Western Australian Electoral Commission.2023.Retrieved5 November2023.
- ^ab"Municipality Boundary Amendments Register"(PDF).Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission.Retrieved11 January2020.
- ^"Elected Members".www.broome.wa.gov.au.Retrieved19 June2021.
- ^"Resignation of Broome Shire Councillor Fiona West".
- ^"Candidates for Local Government Elections".WA Labor.Archived fromthe originalon 26 October 2023.
- ^"2023 Ordinary Election - Broome".Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^"SLIP Map".maps.slip.wa.gov.au.Landgate.Retrieved7 January2023.
- ^"NationalMap".nationalmap.gov.au.Geoscience Australia.Retrieved7 January2023.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Bilingurr (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Broome (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Cable Beach (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Dampier Peninsula (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Djugun (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Eighty Mile Beach (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Gingerah (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Lagrange (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Minyirr (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Roebuck (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Waterbank (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^"Shire of Broome Heritage Places".inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au.Heritage Council of Western Australia.Retrieved22 February2023.
- ^"Shire of Broome State Register of Heritage Places".inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au.Heritage Council of Western Australia.Retrieved22 February2023.