The Shire of East Pilbara is one of the four

local government areas A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a state, province, division, or territory. The phra ...

in the

Pilbara The Pilbara () is a large, dry, thinly populated region in the north of Western Australia. It is known for its Aboriginal peoples; its ancient landscapes; the red earth; and its vast mineral deposits, in particular iron ore. It is also a g ...

region of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to t ...

. With an area of , larger than the Australian states of Victoria and

Tasmania ) , nickname = , image_map = Tasmania in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Tasmania in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdi ...

combined, it is the largest local government region in Australia. The Shire's seat of government, and home to nearly half the Shire's population, is the town of

Newman Newman is a surname of English origin and may refer to many people: The surname Newman is widespread in the core Anglosphere. A * Abram Newman (1736–1799), British grocer * Adrian Newman (disambiguation), multiple people *Al Newman (born 196 ...

in the shire's south-west.

History

The Shire of East Pilbara was established on 27 May 1972 with the amalgamation of the

Shire of Marble Bar The Shire of Marble Bar was a local government area in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It was established as the Bamboo Road District on 4 September 1896, and was based in the now-former town of Bamboo Creek. The first election was held ...

and the

Shire of Nullagine The Shire of Nullagine was a local government area in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It was formally established as the Nullagine Road District on 8 July 1898, with part of its territory being severed from the Pilbarra Road Distric ...

. The Shire offices and administration centre previously resided in the Town of Marble Bar, but in 1987 was moved to Newman after BHP ceded the town (formerly a closed town) to the Shire.

Wards

The Shire is divided into six wards, having a total of eleven Councillors and one Shire President: * South Ward * North * North West * Central * Lower Central * East

Towns

* Bamboo Creek (former town) * Goldsworthy (former town) *

Jigalong Jigalong is a remote Aboriginal community of approximately 333 people located in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Location Jigalong is in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, approximately east of the town of Newman in the Sh ...

(Aboriginal community) * Marble Bar * Nullagine *

Shay Gap Shay Gap was an iron ore mining town in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, north-northeast of Perth and east of Port Hedland. Shay Gap was formally gazetted as a town in 1972. Shay Gap was named after a pass of the same name in the hil ...

(former town) * Telfer

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 97 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of East Pilbara, of which seven are on the

State Register of Heritage Places The State Register of Heritage Places is the heritage register of historic sites in Western Australia deemed significant at the state level by the Heritage Council of Western Australia. History In the 1970s, following its establishment of the ...

, among them

Corunna Downs Station Corunna Downs Station is a pastoral lease that was once a sheep station but now operates as a cattle station in Western Australia. It is located approximately south of Marble Bar and south east of Port Hedland in the Pilbara region of Western ...

, Corunna Downs Airfield and the

Ironclad Hotel The Ironclad Hotel is an Australian pub in Marble Bar in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Built in the 1890s, it became notorious as the only pub in what was considered the hottest town in Australia, having a weather record that was unc ...

References

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* {{Coord, -23.354, 119.732, type:adm2nd_region:AU-WA, format=dms, display=title East Pilbara