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The Shire of Denmark is a local government area in the Great Southern region[2] of Western Australia, about 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of Albany and about 420 kilometres (261 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire of Denmark covers an area of 1,860 square kilometres (718 sq mi), and its seat of government is located in the townsite and locality of Denmark.
| Shire of Denmark Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 6,310 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1911 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,860.1 km2 (718.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Ceinwen Gearon | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Great Southern | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warren-Blackwood | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Denmark | ||||||||||||||
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History
The Denmark Road District was gazetted on 22 September 1911. On 1 July 1961, the district became a shire following the passing of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[3]
Wards
The Shire of Denmark is divided into three wards with a varying number of councillors:[4]
- Scotsdale/Shadforth Ward (four councillors)
- Town Ward (three councillors)
- Kent/Nornalup Ward (two councillors)
Townsites
- Denmark (extended to include residential portions of Ocean Beach on 5 July 2016)
- Nornalup (created on 5 July 2016)
- Peaceful Bay (created on 5 July 2016)
Localities
- Bow Bridge
- Denmark
- Hay
- Hazelvale
- Kentdale
- Kordabup
- Mount Lindesay
- Mount Romance
- Nornalup
- Ocean Beach
- Parryville
- Peaceful Bay
- Scotsdale
- Shadforth
- Tingledale
- Trent
- William Bay
Heritage-listed places
As of 2021, 141 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Denmark,[5] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[6]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Denmark (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- This region is defined in the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993
- "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- http://www.denmark.wa.gov.au/our-council/councillor-contact-details.aspx
- "Shire of Denmark Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- "Shire of Denmark State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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[de] Denmark Shire
-34.95117.35 Das Shire of Denmark ist ein lokales Verwaltungsgebiet (LGA) im australischen Bundesstaat Western Australia. Das Gebiet ist 1860 km² groß und hat etwa 5800 Einwohner (2016).- [en] Shire of Denmark
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