The Shire of Exmouth is a local government area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, about 1,000 kilometres (600 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 6,503 square kilometres (2,511 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Exmouth.
Shire of Exmouth Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 3,085 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1964 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 6,502.8 km2 (2,510.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Shire President | Darlene Allston | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Exmouth | ||||||||||||||
Region | Gascoyne | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | North West | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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Website | Shire of Exmouth | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Exmouth was formed on 1 January 1964 by splitting from the Shire of Carnarvon. The original council had five members.[2]
The shire was not divided into wards and the seven councillors sit at large.
As of 2021, 38 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Exmouth,[3] of which six are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Vlamingh Head Lighthouse.[4]
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Perth |
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Gascoyne |
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Goldfields–Esperance |
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Great Southern |
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Kimberley |
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Mid West |
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Peel | |||||||
Pilbara | |||||||
South West |
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Wheatbelt |
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Indian Ocean Territories |
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