The Shire of Upper Gascoyne is a
local government area
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 federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
in the
Gascoyne
The Gascoyne region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northwest of Western Australia, and consists of the local government areas of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne. The Gascoyne has about of ...
region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (WA) is the westernmost state of Australia. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Aust ...
, inland from
Carnarvon and about north of the state capital,
Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
. The Shire has an area of , much of which is uninhabited land or sparsely vegetated sheep station country, and its seat of government is the small town of
Gascoyne Junction. It has a population of 170 (
2021 census), 56% of whom identify as
Aboriginal.
History
The Upper Gascoyne Road District was gazetted on 10 February 1887. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
The original Road Board office is now a heritage-listed site.
Wards
The shire is divided into 3 wards, each with two councillors:
* North Ward
* South Ward
* East Ward
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Upper Gascoyne with population and size figures based on the
most recent Australian census
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:
Notable councillors
*
Everard Darlot, Upper Gascoyne Road Board member 1887; later a state MP
*
Lionel Kelly, Upper Gascoyne Road Board member 1927–1928; later a state MP
Heritage-listed places
, 19 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne, of which one is 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 N ...
, the Upper Gascoyne Road Board Office in
Gascoyne Junction.
References
External links
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Upper Gascoyne