The Shire of Exmouth is a local government area in the Gascoyne region of Western 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 of Exmouth.
| Shire of Exmouth Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 3,085 (LGA 2021)[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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History
editThe Shire of Exmouth was formed on 1 January 1964 by splitting from the Shire of Carnarvon. The original council had five members.[3]
Wards
editThe shire was not divided into wards and the seven councillors sit at large.
Towns and localities
editThe towns and localities of the Shire of Exmouth with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[4][5]
| Suburb | Population | Area | Map |
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| Cape Range National Park ‡ | 18 (SAL 2021)[6] | 503 km2 (194 sq mi) | 
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| Exmouth | 2,806 (SAL 2021)[7][8] | 50.7 km2 (19.6 sq mi) | 
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| Exmouth Gulf | 49 (SAL 2021)[9] | 4,934.3 km2 (1,905.1 sq mi) | 
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| Learmonth | 25 (SAL 2021)[10] | 334.4 km2 (129.1 sq mi) | 
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| Ningaloo | 7 (SAL 2021)[11] | 531.8 km2 (205.3 sq mi) | 
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| North West Cape | 177 (SAL 2021)[12] | 298.6 km2 (115.3 sq mi) | 
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- ( ‡ indicates boundaries of national park and locality are not identical)
Heritage-listed places
editAs of 2024[update], 38 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Exmouth,[13] of which six are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Vlamingh Head Lighthouse.[14]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Exmouth (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Exmouth". www.elections.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Electoral Commission. 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 May 2007.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cape Range National Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Exmouth (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Learmonth (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ningaloo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "North West Cape (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Shire of Exmouth Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Shire of Exmouth State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
