Shire of Cranbrook
# Shire of Cranbrook

The Shire of Cranbrook is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 92 kilometres (57 mi) north of Albany and about 320 kilometres (200 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 3,277 square kilometres (1,265 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Cranbrook.

## History

The Cranbrook Road District was gazetted on 14 May 1926 out of parts of the Plantagenet and Tambellup road districts. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following changes to the Local Government Act, which reformed all remaining road boards into shires.

## Wards

The shire is divided into 3 wards, each with 3 councillors:

* East Ward
* Central Ward
* West Ward

## Towns and localities

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

| Locality | Population | Area |
| - | - | - |
| Cranbrook | 505 (SAL 2021) | 1,206.7 $km^2$ (465.9 sq mi) |
| Frankland River | 353 (SAL 2021) | 3.3, 1,391.9 $km^2$ (1.3, 537.4 sq mi) |
| Stirling Range National Park * | 0 (SAL 2016) | 1,121.3 $km^2$ (432.9 sq mi) |
| Tenterden | 240 (SAL 2021) | 414.5 $km^2$ (160.0 sq mi) |

* ( * indicates locality is only partially located within this shire)

## Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 35 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Cranbrook, of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Tenterden Agricultural Hall, a building destroyed by bush fire on 27 December 2003.

