Shire of Exmouth
Shire of Exmouth Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 3,085 (LGA2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1964 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 6,502.8 km2(2,510.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Shire President | Matt Niikkula[2] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Exmouth | ||||||||||||||
Region | Gascoyne | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | North West | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Shire of Exmouth | ||||||||||||||
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TheShire of Exmouthis alocal government areain theGascoyneregion ofWestern Australia,about 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) north of the state capital,Perth.The Shire covers an area of 6,503 square kilometres (2,511 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town ofExmouth.
History[edit]
The Shire of Exmouth was formed on 1 January 1964 by splitting from theShire of Carnarvon.The original council had five members.[3]
Wards[edit]
The shire was not divided into wards and the seven councillors sit at large.
Towns and localities[edit]
The towns and localities of the Shire of Exmouth with population and size figures based on themost recentAustralian census:[4][5]
Suburb | Population | Area | Map |
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Cape Range National Park | 18 (SAL2021)[6] | 503.3 km2(194.3 sq mi) | ![]() |
Exmouth | 2,806 (SAL2021)[7][8] | 50.7 km2(19.6 sq mi) | ![]() |
Exmouth Gulf | 49 (SAL2021)[9] | 4,934.3 km2(1,905.1 sq mi) | ![]() |
Learmonth | 25 (SAL2021)[10] | 334.4 km2(129.1 sq mi) | ![]() |
Ningaloo | 7 (SAL2021)[11] | 531.8 km2(205.3 sq mi) | ![]() |
North West Cape | 177 (SAL2021)[12] | 298.6 km2(115.3 sq mi) | ![]() |
Heritage-listed places[edit]
As of 2024[update],38 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Exmouth,[13]of which six are on theState Register of Heritage Places,among them theVlamingh Head Lighthouse.[14]
References[edit]
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Exmouth (Local Government Area)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^"2023 Ordinary Election - Exmouth".www.elections.wa.gov.au.Western Australian Electoral Commission.2023.Retrieved5 November2023.
- ^WA Electoral Commission,Municipality Boundary Amendments Register(release 3.0), 31 May 2007.
- ^"SLIP Map".maps.slip.wa.gov.au.Landgate.Retrieved27 December2022.
- ^"NationalMap".nationalmap.gov.au.Geoscience Australia.Retrieved27 December2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Cape Range National Park (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Exmouth (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Exmouth (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Exmouth Gulf (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Learmonth (WA) (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."Ningaloo (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^Australian Bureau of Statistics(28 June 2022)."North West Cape (suburb and locality)".Australian Census 2021 QuickStats.Retrieved28 June2022.
- ^"Shire of Exmouth Heritage Places".inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au.Heritage Council of Western Australia.Retrieved2 March2024.
- ^"Shire of Exmouth State Register of Heritage Places".inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au.Heritage Council of Western Australia.Retrieved2 March2024.