Shire of Carnarvon
# Shire of Carnarvon

The Shire of Carnarvon is a local government area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, located about 900 kilometres (560 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 46,664 square kilometres (18,017 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Carnarvon. The major industries in the area are wool, agriculture (especially bananas and tomatoes) and, more recently, tourism.

## History

The Shire of Carnarvon was established on 12 February 1965 with the amalgamation of the Town of Carnarvon and the surrounding Shire of Gascoyne-Minilya.

Bernier Island, Dorre Island and Koks Island were included in the shire on 3 December 1982.

## Wards

The Shire is divided into 4 wards, most of which have one councillor. The Shire President is directly elected.

* Town Ward (6 councillors)
* Plantation Ward
* Gascoyne/Minilya North
* Gascoyne/Minilya South

## Towns, suburbs and localities

The towns, suburbs and localities of the Shire of Carnarvon with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:

| Suburb | Population | Area |
| - | - | - |
| Babbage Island | 17 (SAL 2021) | 8.9 $km^2$ (3.4 sq mi) |
| Bernier Island | 0 (SAL 2016) | 43.8 $km^2$ (16.9 sq mi) |
| Brockman | 993 (SAL 2021) | 1 $km^2$ (0.39 sq mi) |
| Brown Range | 125 (SAL 2021) | 11.3 $km^2$ (4.4 sq mi) |
| Carnarvon | 281 (SAL 2021) | 4.9 $km^2$ (1.9 sq mi) |
| Coral Bay | 245 (SAL 2021) | 2.2 $km^2$ (0.85 sq mi) |
| East Carnarvon | 798 (SAL 2021) | 4.3 $km^2$ (1.7 sq mi) |
| Greys Plains | 156 (SAL 2021) | 7.3 $km^2$ (2.8 sq mi) |
| Inggarda | 21 (SAL 2021) | 7,548.7 $km^2$ (2,914.6 sq mi) |
| Kennedy Range | 4 (SAL 2021) | 4,119.9 $km^2$ (1,590.7 sq mi) |
| Kingsford | 261 (SAL 2021) | 3.4 $km^2$ (1.3 sq mi) |
| Lyndon | 31 (SAL 2021) | 9,214.8 $km^2$ (3,557.9 sq mi) |
| Macleod | 19 (SAL 2021) | 5,946.8 $km^2$ (2,296.1 sq mi) |
| Massey Bay | 0 (SAL 2016) | 6 $km^2$ (2.3 sq mi) |
| Minilya | 20 (SAL 2021) | 9,031.3 $km^2$ (3,487.0 sq mi) |
| Morgantown | 774 (SAL 2021) | 2.3 $km^2$ (0.89 sq mi) |
| North Plantations | 377 (SAL 2021) | 28.7 $km^2$ (11.1 sq mi) |
| South Carnarvon | 909 (SAL 2021) | 3 $km^2$ (1.2 sq mi) |
| South Plantations | 188 (SAL 2021) | 9.1 $km^2$ (3.5 sq mi) |
| Wooramel | 33 (SAL 2021) | 777.4 $km^2$ (300.2 sq mi) |
| Yandoo Creek | 3 (SAL 2021) | 3,603.5 $km^2$ (1,391.3 sq mi) |

## Notable councillors

* Dudley Maslen, Shire of Carnarvon councillor 1975–1988; later a state MP

## Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 111 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Carnarvon, of which 13 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.

