Shire of Roebourne
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This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Roebourne, Western Australia.
| Shire of Roebourne Western Australia |
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 Location in Western Australia |
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| Population: | 19,143(2010)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1910 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 15234 km² (5,881.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Shire President: | Nicole Lockwood | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Karratha | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Pilbara | ||||||||||||
| State District: | North West | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Durack | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Roebourne is one of the four Local Government Areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of 15,882 square kilometres (6,132 sq mi) and has a population of about 19,100 (June 2010), most of which is located in its seat of government, the town of Karratha, and the major towns.
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[edit] History
In 1887, the Municipality of Roebourne, and the Cossack and Roebourne Road Districts all came into being. As the Roebourne region's population declined, the three merged into the Roebourne Road District in 1910. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Roebourne under the Local Government Act 1960.[2]
[edit] Wards
The Shire is divided into wards:
- Karratha (6 councillors)
- Wickham, Point Samson and Cossack (2 councillors)
- Dampier (2 councillors)
- Roebourne/Pastoral (1 councillor)
[edit] Towns
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10 - Western Australia". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2009-10~Main+Features~Western+Australia?OpenDocument. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 May 2007.
