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The Shire of Cranbrook is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 92 kilometres (57 mi) north of Albany and about 320 kilometres (200 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 3,277 square kilometres (1,265 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Cranbrook.

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Cranbrook, Western Australia.

Shire of Cranbrook
Western Australia
Cranbrook shire offices, 2018
Location in Western Australia
Population1,100 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established1926
Area3,276.8 km2 (1,265.2 sq mi)
Shire PresidentPhil Horrocks
Council seatCranbrook
RegionGreat Southern
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor
WebsiteShire of Cranbrook
LGAs around Shire of Cranbrook:
Boyup Brook Kojonup Broomehill-Tambellup
Manjimup Shire of Cranbrook Gnowangerup
Manjimup Plantagenet Plantagenet

History


The Cranbrook Road District was gazetted on 14 May 1926 out of parts of the Plantagenet and Tambellup road districts. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following changes to the Local Government Act, which reformed all remaining road boards into shires.[2]


Wards


The shire is divided into 3 wards, each with 3 councillors:


Towns and localities



Heritage-listed places


Main article: List of heritage places in the Shire of Cranbrook

As of 2021, 35 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Cranbrook,[3] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Tenterden Agricultural Hall, a building destroyed by bush fire on 27 December 2003.[4]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cranbrook (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. "Shire of Cranbrook Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
  4. "Shire of Cranbrook State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2021.




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