The Shire of Harvey is a
local government area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...
of
Western Australia.
Harvey is located in the state's
South West region, approximately 140 km south of
Perth, and includes some of
Bunbury's northern suburbs. The shire covers an area of 1,728 km² and had a population of approximately 26,500 as at the
2016 Census
Sixteen or 16 may refer to:
*16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17
*one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016
Films
* ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
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. Around 12% of the population are of Southern or Eastern European origin.
It contains three large towns,
Harvey,
Australind and
Brunswick Junction and a number of smaller towns. The shire office is located on Uduc Road, Harvey, and an administration centre is open at Mulgara Street, Australind.
History
It was established as the Brunswick Road District on 14 December 1894, when it separated from the larger Wellington Road District.
The first election was held on 11 February 1895.
It was renamed the Harvey Road District on 10 December 1909. It was made a shire with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
Wards
The shire does not have Wards, although is represented by Councillors from all around the Shire.
The Shire President is Paul Gillett.
Towns and localities
The Shire of Harvey contains the following towns and localities:
Population
The ABS provides a breakdown for the Australind suburban area (Part A) and the remainder of the Shire (Part B):
Heritage-listed places
As of 2021, 278 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Harvey, of which nine are on the
State Register of Heritage Places, among them the
Yarloop Workshops which were destroyed in a 2016 bush fire.
See also
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Camp Doogs Camp Doogs is a camping and music festival held in Western Australia's South West region. The festival has featured a number of Australian and international acts. It is held yearly in the Shire of Harvey but in previous years was held in the Shire ...
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