The Shire of Upper Gascoyne 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 ...
in the
Gascoyne
The Gascoyne region is one of the nine administrative regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northwest of Western Australia, and consists of the local government areas of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne. The Gasc ...
region of
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
, inland from
Carnarvon and about north of the state capital,
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
. The Shire has an area of , much of which is uninhabited land or sparsely vegetated sheep station country, and its seat of government is the small town of
Gascoyne Junction. It has a population of 170 (
2021 census), 56% of whom identify as
Aboriginal.
History
The Upper Gascoyne Road District was gazetted on 10 February 1887. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
The original Road Board office is now a heritage-listed site.
Wards
The shire is divided into 3 wards, each with two councillors:
* North Ward
* South Ward
* East Ward
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Upper Gascoyne with population and size figures based on the
most recent Australian census
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:
Notable councillors
*
Everard Darlot, Upper Gascoyne Road Board member 1887; later a state MP
*
Lionel Kelly
Lionel Francis Kelly (22 January 1897 – 16 April 1977) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1941 to 1968. He was initially elected as an independent, but in 1946 joined the Labor ...
, Upper Gascoyne Road Board member 1927–1928; later a state MP
Heritage-listed places
As of 2021, 19 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne, of which one is on the
State Register of Heritage Places
The State Register of Heritage Places is the heritage register of historic sites in Western Australia deemed significant at the state level by the Heritage Council of Western Australia.
History
In the 1970s, following its establishment of the ...
, the Upper Gascoyne Road Board Office in
Gascoyne Junction.
References
External links
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Upper Gascoyne