Shire of Carnarvon

The Shire of Carnarvon is a local government area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, located about 900 kilometres (560 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 46,664 square kilometres (18,017 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Carnarvon. The major industries in the area are wool, agriculture (especially bananas and tomatoes) and, more recently, tourism.

Shire of Carnarvon Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Established	1965
Area	46,663.5 km2 (18,016.9 sq mi)
Shire President	Eddie Smith
Council seat	Carnarvon
Region	Gascoyne
State electorate(s)	North West
Federal division(s)	Durack
Website	Shire of Carnarvon
LGAs around Shire of Carnarvon: Indian Ocean Exmouth Ashburton Indian Ocean Shire of Carnarvon Upper Gascoyne Indian Ocean Shark Bay Shark Bay

History

The Shire of Carnarvon was established on 12 February 1965 with the amalgamation of the Town of Carnarvon and the surrounding Shire of Gascoyne-Minilya.^[1]

Bernier Island, Dorre Island and Koks Island were included in the shire on 3 December 1982.^[1]

Wards

The Shire is divided into 4 wards, most of which have one councillor. The Shire President is directly elected.

• Town Ward (6 councillors)
• Plantation Ward
• Gascoyne/Minilya North
• Gascoyne/Minilya South

Towns, suburbs and localities

The towns, suburbs and localities of the Shire of Carnarvon with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[2][3]

Suburb	Population	Area	Map
Babbage Island	17 (SAL 2021)[4]	8.9 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Bernier Island	0 (SAL 2016)[5][6]	43.8 km2 (16.9 sq mi)
Brockman	993 (SAL 2021)[7]	1 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Brown Range	125 (SAL 2021)[8]	11.3 km2 (4.4 sq mi)
Carnarvon	281 (SAL 2021)[9]	4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Coral Bay	245 (SAL 2021)[10][11]	2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi)
East Carnarvon	798 (SAL 2021)[12]	4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Greys Plains	156 (SAL 2021)[13]	7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Inggarda	21 (SAL 2021)[14]	7,548.7 km2 (2,914.6 sq mi)
Kennedy Range	4 (SAL 2021)[15]	4,119.9 km2 (1,590.7 sq mi)
Kingsford	261 (SAL 2021)[16]	3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)
Lyndon	31 (SAL 2021)[17]	9,214.8 km2 (3,557.9 sq mi)
Macleod	19 (SAL 2021)[18]	5,946.8 km2 (2,296.1 sq mi)
Massey Bay	0 (SAL 2016)[19][20]	6 km2 (2.3 sq mi)
Minilya	20 (SAL 2021)[21]	9,031.3 km2 (3,487.0 sq mi)
Morgantown	774 (SAL 2021)[22]	2.3 km2 (0.89 sq mi)
North Plantations	377 (SAL 2021)[23]	28.7 km2 (11.1 sq mi)
South Carnarvon	909 (SAL 2021)[24]	3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
South Plantations	188 (SAL 2021)[25]	9.1 km2 (3.5 sq mi)
Wooramel	33 (SAL 2021)[26]	777.4 km2 (300.2 sq mi)
Yandoo Creek	3 (SAL 2021)[27]	3,603.5 km2 (1,391.3 sq mi)

Notable councillors

• Dudley Maslen, Shire of Carnarvon councillor 1975–1988; later a state MP

Heritage-listed places

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Carnarvon

As of 2024^[update], 111 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Carnarvon,^[28] of which 13 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[29]