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The Shire of East Pilbara is one of the four local government areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. With an area of 372,571 square kilometres (143,850 sq mi), larger than the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania combined, it is the largest local government region in Australia.[2] The Shire's seat of government, and home to nearly half the Shire's population, is the town of Newman in the shire's south-west.

Shire of East Pilbara
Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Population9,760 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established1972
Area372,571 km2 (143,850.5 sq mi)
Shire presidentAnthony Middleton
Council seatNewman
RegionPilbara
State electorate(s)Pilbara
Federal division(s)Durack
WebsiteShire of East Pilbara
LGAs around Shire of East Pilbara:
Broome Derby-West Kimberley Halls Creek
Ashburton Shire of East Pilbara Central Desert (NT)
Meekatharra Wiluna Ngaanyatjarraku

History


The Shire of East Pilbara was established on 27 May 1972 with the amalgamation of the Shire of Marble Bar and the Shire of Nullagine.[3] The Shire offices and administration centre previously resided in the Town of Marble Bar, but in 1987 was moved to Newman after BHP ceded the town (formerly a closed town) to the Shire.


Wards


The Shire is divided into six wards, having a total of eleven Councillors and one Shire President:


Towns



Heritage-listed places


As of 2021, 97 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of East Pilbara,[4] of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them Corunna Downs Station, Corunna Downs Airfield and the Ironclad Hotel.[5]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Pilbara (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. "Our Shire and Our Towns". Newman, WA: Shire of East Pilbara. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  3. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. "Shire of East Pilbara Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  5. "Shire of East Pilbara State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 March 2021.



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