Mid West (Western Australia)
The Mid West region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is a very sparsely populated region located on the west coast of Western Australia, extending about 200 km north and south of its administrative centre of Geraldton. To the east it extends more than 800 km inland to Wiluna in the Gibson Desert. It has a total area of 472,336 km2, and a permanent population of about 52,000 people, more than half of those in Geraldton.
The economy of the Mid West region varies with the geography and climate. Near the coast, annual rainfall of between 400 and 500 mm allows intensive agriculture. Further inland, annual rainfall decreases to less than 250 mm, and here the economy is dominated by mining of gold, nickel and other mineral resources. The Mid West also has the highest value fishing industry in Western Australia.
Local government
The Mid West region consists of the following local government areas:
- Carnamah
- Chapman Valley
- Coorow
- Cue
- Greater Geraldton
- Irwin
- Meekatharra
- Mingenew
- Morawa
- Mount Magnet
- Murchison
- Northampton
- Perenjori
- Sandstone
- Three Springs
- Wiluna
- Yalgoo
External links
- Mid West Development Commission
- Yamatji Marlpa Barna Baba Maaja Aboriginal Corporation, the Native Title Representative Body incorporating the Yamatji Land and Sea Council
