Shire of East Pilbara

The Shire of East Pilbara is one of the four local government areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, and with an area close to 380,000 square kilometres (147,000 sq mi), is the third largest municipality in the world, after two new municipalities in Greenland (Avannaata and Sermersooq, with each around 650,000 km2[2]). The municipality is bigger than many countries, for example Finland and is comparable to Japan. The Shire's seat of government, and home to nearly half the Shire's population, is the town of Newman in the shire's south-west.

Shire of East Pilbara
Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Population10,591 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0279026/km2 (0.072267/sq mi)
Established1972
Area379,571 km2 (146,553.2 sq mi)
PresidentLynne Craigie
Council seatNewman
RegionPilbara
State electorate(s)Pilbara
Federal Division(s)Durack
WebsiteShire of East Pilbara
LGAs around Shire of East Pilbara:
Broome Derby-West Kimberley Halls Creek
Ashburton Shire of East Pilbara Central Desert (NT)
Meekatharra Wiluna Ngaanyatjarraku

History

The Shire of East Pilbara was established on 27 May 1972 with the amalgamation of the Shire of Marble Bar and the Shire of Nullagine.[3]

Wards

The Shire is divided into six wards, most with one councillor:

  • South Ward (five councillors)
  • North
  • North West
  • Central
  • Lower Central
  • East

Towns

Heritage-listed places
Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of East Pilbara

As of 2020, 97 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of East Pilbara,[4] of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them Corunna Downs Station, Corunna Downs Airfield and the Ironclad Hotel.[5]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "East Pilbara (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  2. Kanukoka - fejl 404 - Side blev ikke fundet Archived 24 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine. Kanukoka.gl. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  3. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. "Shire of East Pilbara Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  5. "Shire of East Pilbara State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 14 February 2020.

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