Local government administrative areas in Western Australia
Map of local government areas in Western Australia
There are 137
local government areas (LGAs) in
Western Australia ,
[1] which comprise 27 cities, 102 shires, and 8 towns that manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by the
Local Government Act 1995 .
[2] The Local Government Act 1995 also makes provision for regional local governments (referred to as "regional councils", established by two or more local governments for a particular purpose.
[3]
There are three classifications of local government in Western Australia:
The
Shire of Christmas Island and the
Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands are federal external territories and covered by the
Indian Ocean Territories Administration of Laws Act , which allows the Western Australian Local Government Act to apply "on-island" as though it were a
Commonwealth act. Nonetheless,
Christmas Island and the
Cocos (Keeling) Islands are not parts of Western Australia.
The most recent
local government elections were held in
2023 .
History
Land was originally granted in the
Swan River Colony under regulations which allowed for land commissioners to assess a tax on private allotments to fund the construction and maintenance of "roads, paths and plantations".
[4] As the Colony began to develop, the first form of local government was established in some areas under the Towns Improvement Act of 1838.
[5] These trusts were empowered to elect ratepayers as Trustees and assess and collect a property tax for the construction of roads. Many of these town trusts, including the
Perth Town Trust , experienced severe administrative and financial difficulties, and in some cases barely functioned at all. The
Guildford Town Trust lasted only a couple of years before ceasing to function until it was reconstituted in 1863.
[6]
The District Roads Act and Municipal Institutions Act , both of 1871 improved matters by allowing for the establishment of Roads Boards and Municipal Corporations.
[7] Municipal Corporations had the capacity to levy property taxes, pass municipal by-laws and undertake various local regulatory services previously carried out by colonial officials and other central bodies. Corporations could also establish civic institutions and facilities with the governors' consent, including libraries and botanical gardens.
[6] Road Boards where strictly limited to the construction of roads, could not levy property taxes and depended on colonial government grants for any expenditures.
Women were permitted to be elected to Road Boards from 1911 and to Municipal Corporations from 1919.
[8] The influence of town clerk
W.E. Bold and the
Greater Perth Movement around this time led to the amalgamation of inner city local governments to create a greatly expanded
City of Perth until 1993, when the City was broken up once again.
The first
local government department was established by the state in 1949 to guide local government authorities.
[9] Following the war local governments increasingly expanded their services from property, health and local infrastructure (roads, drainage) to community and social services. This was termed the “New Order” at the time, and encompassed the development of community centres, infant health clinics and sporting facilities.
Only a few cities –
Fremantle ,
Nedlands ,
Perth ,
South Perth , and
Subiaco – existed prior to 1961. On 1 July 1961, all road districts became shires, and all municipalities became towns or cities.[
citation needed ] This structure has continued till the present day.
In the 1970s, the scope of local government services expanded to encompass the provision of nursing homes and other forms of aged care.
During the late 1980s, and early 1990s a bi-partisan reform process led to the
Local Government Act 1995 , which amongst other changes, established for the first time a clear separation of responsibility between elected councillors and local government administration. Other key changes included a significant reduction in the number of decisions requiring ministerial approval which allowed for streamlined decision-making and greater local government autonomy.
Although successive state governments have periodically promoted municipal amalgamation, only a small number of local governments have merged over the course of Western Australia's history. Historically most local governments have strongly resisted forced amalgamations
[10] and the total number of authorities has declined only marginally over the last century. The most recent state government led effort to encourage the voluntary amalgamation of 30 metropolitan local governments into 16 was abandoned by the
Barnett government in 2014.
[11]
In 2017, the
McGowan government initiated a review process to reform the Local Government Act 1995.
[12]
Metropolitan LGAs
The 30 metropolitan local government areas (LGAs) comprise 20 cities, 3 shires, and 7 towns.
Local government area
Council seat
[13]
Year est.
Land area
[14]
Population density (2018)
[14]
Population
Notes
km²
sq mi
2013
[15]
2018
[15]
[14]
Armadale, City of
Armadale
1894
560
216
157
72,662
87,634
Armadale-Kelmscott until 1979
Bassendean, Town of
Bassendean
1901
10
4
1,521
15,828
15,739
West Guildford until 1922
Bayswater, City of
Morley
1897
35
14
1,971
69,083
68,232
Belmont, City of
Cloverdale
1898
40
15
1,042
39,919
41,510
Cambridge, Town of
Floreat
1994
22
8
1,297
27,856
28,481
Restructuring of
Perth
Canning, City of
Cannington
1907
65
25
1,433
93,491
92,965
Placed under control of a Commissioner in 2012
Claremont, Town of
Claremont
1898
5
2
2,160
10,220
10,704
Cockburn, City of
Spearwood
1871
168
65
668
102,787
112,165
Fremantle RD until 1959
Cottesloe, Town of
Cottesloe
1895
3.9
2
2,151
8,409
8,188
East Fremantle, Town of
East Fremantle
1897
3.1
1
2,489
7,740
8,711
Fremantle, City of
Fremantle
1871
19
7
1,624
30,156
30,868
Gosnells, City of
Gosnells
1907
127
49
969
119,381
123,325
Joondalup, City of
Joondalup
1998
99
38
1,618
164,414
160,031
Restructuring of
Wanneroo
Kalamunda, City of
Kalamunda
1897
324
125
182
58,622
58,946
Governed by a Commissioner until 1961
Kwinana, City of
Kwinana Town Centre
1954
120
46
363
34,707
43,511
Melville, City of
Booragoon
[16]
1900
53
20
1,929
104,319
101,940
Mosman Park, Town of
Mosman Park
1899
4.3
2
2,086
9,217
9,067
Split from Peppermint Grove RD. Buckland Hill RD 1899–1908, 1930–1937; Cottesloe Beach RD 1908–1930
Mundaring, Shire of
Mundaring
1903
643
248
61
39,644
39,139
Greenmount until 1932
Nedlands, City of
Nedlands
1893
20
8
1,148
22,665
22,554
Claremont RD until 1932
Peppermint Grove, Shire of
Peppermint Grove
1895
1.1
0
1,612
1,694
1,721
Perth, City of
Perth
1856
14
5
2,024
24,317
27,762
Rockingham, City of
Rockingham
1897
258
100
518
119,300
133,389
Serpentine–Jarrahdale, Shire of
Mundijong
1894
901
348
34
22,011
30,933
South Perth, City of
South Perth
1892
19.8
8
2,198
44,348
43,554
Stirling, City of
Stirling
1871
105
41
2,103
218,043
220,249
Shire of Perth until 1971
Subiaco, City of
Subiaco
1896
5.6
2
3,045
16,466
17,106
Swan, City of
Midland
1871
1,043
403
138
123,643
143,374
Victoria Park, Town of
Victoria Park
1994
18
7
2,040
36,260
36,601
Restructuring of
Perth
Vincent, City of
Leederville
1994
11
4
3,172
35,442
36,088
Restructuring of
Perth
Wanneroo, City of
Wanneroo
1902
685.1
265
298
176,627
203,679
Non-metropolitan LGAs
The 107 non-metropolitan local government areas (LGAs) comprise 7 cities, 99 shires, and
1 town .
The
Shire of Christmas Island and the
Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands are also included for comparison purposes.
Local government area
Council seat
[13]
Region
Year est.
Land area
[14]
Population
Website
Notes
km²
sq mi
(2013)
[15]
(2018)
[15]
[14]
Albany, City of
Albany
Great Southern
1998
4,310.5
1,664
36,318
37,826
albany .wa .gov .au
Formerly:
Town of Albany (1871)
Shire of Albany (1871)
Ashburton, Shire of
Tom Price
Pilbara
1972
202,325
78,118
12,025
13,329
ashburton .wa .gov .au
West Pilbara until 1987. Formerly: Shire of Ashburton (1887)
Shire of Tableland (1896)
Augusta–Margaret River, Shire of
Margaret River
South West
1891
2,123
820
13,487
15,700
amrsc .wa .gov .au
Augusta until 1926
Beverley, Shire of
Beverley
Wheatbelt
1871
2,372
916
1,692
1,748
beverley .wa .gov .au
Boddington, Shire of
Boddington
Peel
1903
1,900
734
2,225
1,833
boddington .wa .gov .au
Marradong until 1961
Boyup Brook, Shire of
Boyup Brook
South West
1896
2,827
1,092
1,667
1,756
boyupbrook .wa .gov .au
Upper Blackwood until 1969
Bridgetown–Greenbushes, Shire of
Bridgetown
South West
1970
1,340
517
4,647
4,722
bridgetown .wa .gov .au
Amalgamation of: Nelson RD (1887–1917), Bridgetown RD (1917–1961),
Shire of Bridgetown (1961–1970); Greenbushes RD (1900–1961),
Shire of Greenbushes (1961–1970)
Brookton, Shire of
Brookton
Wheatbelt
1906
1,602
619
998
965
brookton .wa .gov .au
Broome, Shire of
Broome
Kimberley
1918
54,632
21,094
17,185
16,952
broome .wa .gov .au
Broomehill–Tambellup, Shire of
Tambellup
Great Southern
2007
2,610
1,008
1,194
1,132
shirebt .wa .gov .au
Formerly:
Shire of Broomehill (1892)
Shire of Tambellup (1905)
Bruce Rock, Shire of
Bruce Rock
Wheatbelt
1913
2,727
1,053
988
940
brucerock .wa .gov .au
East Avon until 1918
Bunbury, City of
Bunbury
South West
1871
65
25
32,951
31,776
bunbury .wa .gov .au
City in 1979
Busselton, City of
Busselton
South West
1951
1,455
562
34,696
38,926
busselton .wa .gov .au
Amalgamation of Municipality and RD (both 1871)
Capel, Shire of
Capel
South West
1894
558
215
16,483
18,022
capel .wa .gov .au
Bunbury RD until 1907
Carnamah, Shire of
Carnamah
Mid West
1923
2,876
1,110
566
541
carnamah .wa .gov .au
Split from
Irwin and
Mingenew
Carnarvon, Shire of
Carnarvon
Gascoyne
1911
46,665
18,017
6,034
5,362
carnarvon .wa .gov .au
Formerly:
Town of Carnarvon (1891–1965) Lower Gascoyne RD (1887–1911) Minilya RD (1893–1911)
Gascoyne–Minilya RD and Shire (1911–1965)
Chapman Valley, Shire of
Nabawa
Mid West
1901
3,988
1,540
1,349
1,492
chapmanvalley .wa .gov .au
Upper Chapman until 1958
Chittering, Shire of
Bindoon
Wheatbelt
1896
1,221
471
5,112
5,742
chittering .wa .gov .au
Christmas Island, Shire of
Christmas Island
AIOT
1992
137
53
1,462
1,928
[17]
shire .gov .cx
Federal external territory.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Shire of
Home Island
AIOT
1992
14
5
605
538
[17]
shire .cc
Federal external territory.
Collie, Shire of
Collie
South West
1951
1,711
661
9,464
8,754
collie .wa .gov .au
Amalgamation of Municipality (1901) and RD (1900)
Coolgardie, Shire of
Coolgardie
Goldfields
1921
30,381
11,730
4,196
3,506
coolgardie .wa .gov .au
Amalgamation of Municipality (1894) and RD (1896)
Coorow, Shire of
Coorow
Mid West
1962
4,194
1,619
1,099
1,004
coorow .wa .gov .au
Split from
Carnamah
Corrigin, Shire of
Corrigin
Wheatbelt
1913
2,682
1,036
1,147
1,146
corrigin .wa .gov .au
Cranbrook, Shire of
Cranbrook
Great Southern
1926
3,278
1,266
1,129
1,077
cranbrook .wa .gov .au
Cuballing, Shire of
Cuballing
Wheatbelt
1902
1,196
462
901
862
cuballing .wa .gov .au
Cue, Shire of
Cue
Mid West
1912
13,607
5,254
272
148
cue .wa .gov .au
Amalgamation of Day Dawn M. (1894) and Cue RD (1895)
Cunderdin, Shire of
Cunderdin
Wheatbelt
1894
1,864
720
1,392
1,440
cunderdin .wa .gov .au
Split from Northam, named Meckering until 1944
Dalwallinu, Shire of
Dalwallinu
Wheatbelt
1916
7,235
2,793
1,375
1,431
dalwallinu .wa .gov .au
Dandaragan, Shire of
Jurien Bay
Wheatbelt
1890
6,718
2,594
3,308
3,259
dandaragan .wa .gov .au
Dardanup, Shire of
Eaton
South West
1894
526
203
13,824
14,368
dardanup .wa .gov .au
Denmark, Shire of
Denmark
Great Southern
1911
1,860
718
5,804
6,154
denmark .wa .gov .au
Derby–West Kimberley, Shire of
Derby
Kimberley
1884
119,841
46,271
9,491
8,255
sdwk .wa .gov .au
West Kimberley until 1983
Donnybrook–Balingup, Shire of
Donnybrook
South West
1970
1,561
603
5,803
6,062
donnybrook-balingup .wa .gov .au
Formerly:
Shire of Donnybrook , Preston RD until 1961 (1896)
Shire of Balingup , Upper Capel RD until 1905 (1899)
Dowerin, Shire of
Dowerin
Wheatbelt
1911
1,865
720
707
676
dowerin .wa .gov .au
Dumbleyung, Shire of
Dumbleyung
Wheatbelt
1909
2,542
981
653
676
dumbleyung .wa .gov .au
Dundas, Shire of
Norseman
Goldfields
1929
92,656
35,775
1,069
735
dundas .wa .gov .au
East Pilbara, Shire of
Newman
Pilbara
1972
372,301
143,746
12,570
10,970
eastpilbara .wa .gov .au
Formerly:
Shire of Marble Bar (1896)
Shire of Nullagine (1898)
Esperance, Shire of
Esperance
Goldfields
1895
45,059
17,397
14,422
14,281
esperance .wa .gov .au
Absorbed municipality (1895–1908)
Exmouth, Shire of
Exmouth
Gascoyne
1964
6,504
2,511
2,655
2,836
exmouth .wa .gov .au
Gingin, Shire of
Gingin
Wheatbelt
1893
3,211
1,240
5,267
5,258
gingin .wa .gov .au
Absorbed municipality (1893–1903)
Gnowangerup, Shire of
Gnowangerup
Great Southern
1912
4,267
1,647
1,294
1,207
gnowangerup .wa .gov .au
Goomalling, Shire of
Goomalling
Wheatbelt
1927
1,837
709
1,038
1,011
goomalling .wa .gov .au
Greater Geraldton, City of
Geraldton
Mid West
2011
9,903
3,824
39,838
38,738
cgg .wa .gov .au
Formerly:
City of Geraldton (1871–2007)
Shire of Greenough (1951–2007)
Shire of Mullewa (1911–2011)
Halls Creek, Shire of
Halls Creek
Kimberley
1887
133,061
51,375
3,810
3,490
hcshire .wa .gov .au
Kimberley Goldfields until 1915
Harvey, Shire of
Harvey
South West
1894
1,729
668
25,657
27,798
harvey .wa .gov .au
Irwin, Shire of
Dongara
Mid West
1871
2,375
917
3,749
3,560
irwin .wa .gov .au
Jerramungup, Shire of
Jerramungup
Great Southern
1982
6,509
2,513
1,112
1,133
jerramungup .wa .gov .au
Split from
Gnowangerup
Kalgoorlie–Boulder, City of
Kalgoorlie
Goldfields
1989
95,242
36,773
33,267
29,998
kalbould .wa .gov .au
Formerly:
Town of Kalgoorlie (1897–1989)
Shire of Boulder (1969–1989)
Karratha, City of
Karratha
Pilbara
1887
15,278
5,899
24,432
22,414
karratha .wa .gov .au
Absorbed Roebourne and Cossack municipalities in 1910, was known as Shire of Roebourne until 2014
Katanning, Shire of
Katanning
Great Southern
1892
1,519
586
4,403
4,085
katanning .wa .gov .au
Kellerberrin, Shire of
Kellerberrin
Wheatbelt
1908
1,917
740
1,251
1,207
kellerberrin .wa .gov .au
Kent, Shire of
Nyabing
Great Southern
1922
5,631
2,174
547
562
kent .wa .gov .au
Nyabing–Pingrup 1955–1972
Kojonup, Shire of
Kojonup
Great Southern
1871
2,932
1,132
2,044
1,980
kojonup .wa .gov .au
Kondinin, Shire of
Kondinin
Wheatbelt
1925
7,427
2,868
985
870
kondinin .wa .gov .au
Koorda, Shire of
Koorda
Wheatbelt
1927
2,835
1,095
446
408
koorda .wa .gov .au
Kulin, Shire of
Kulin
Wheatbelt
1918
4,720
1,822
831
774
kulin .wa .gov .au
Roe until 1926
Lake Grace, Shire of
Lake Grace
Wheatbelt
1922
11,892
4,592
1,374
1,282
lakegrace .wa .gov .au
Laverton, Shire of
Laverton
Goldfields
1906
180,127
69,547
1,428
1,206
laverton .wa .gov .au
Mount Margaret until 1950, absorbed Mount Morgans M (1900–1913)
Leonora, Shire of
Leonora
Goldfields
1912
31,941
12,332
2,419
1,529
leonora .wa .gov .au
Mandurah, City of
Mandurah
Peel
1949
174
67
79,292
85,302
mandurah .wa .gov .au
City in 1990
Manjimup, Shire of
Manjimup
South West
1908
7,027
2,713
9,482
9,159
manjimup .wa .gov .au
Warren until 1925
Meekatharra, Shire of
Meekatharra
Mid West
1909
100,327
38,736
1,426
1,008
meekashire .wa .gov .au
Menzies, Shire of
Menzies
Goldfields
1912
124,794
48,183
486
521
menzies .wa .gov .au
Merredin, Shire of
Merredin
Wheatbelt
1921
3,297
1,273
3,379
3,410
merredin .wa .gov .au
Mingenew, Shire of
Mingenew
Mid West
1901
1,937
748
487
432
mingenew .wa .gov .au
Upper Irwin until 1919
Moora, Shire of
Moora
Wheatbelt
1908
3,767
1,454
2,527
2,426
moora .wa .gov .au
Split from
Victoria Plains
Morawa, Shire of
Morawa
Mid West
1928
3,517
1,358
872
698
morawa .wa .gov .au
Split from
Perenjori–Morawa RD
Mount Magnet, Shire of
Mount Magnet
Mid West
1901
13,893
5,364
661
464
mtmagnet .wa .gov .au
Absorbed municipality (1896–1901)
Mount Marshall, Shire of
Bencubbin
Wheatbelt
1923
10,197
3,937
523
518
mtmarshall .wa .gov .au
Mukinbudin, Shire of
Mukinbudin
Wheatbelt
1933
3,438
1,327
545
531
mukinbudin .wa .gov .au
Murchison, Shire of
Murchison
Mid West
1875
45,110
17,417
146
162
murchison .wa .gov .au
Murray, Shire of
Pinjarra
Peel
1887
1,711
661
16,087
17,653
murray .wa .gov .au
Nannup, Shire of
Nannup
South West
1890
3,055
1,180
1,343
1,363
nannup .wa .gov .au
Lower Blackwood until 1925
Narembeen, Shire of
Narembeen
Wheatbelt
1925
3,836
1,481
826
837
narembeen .wa .gov .au
Narrogin, Shire of
Narrogin
Wheatbelt
1892
1,632
630
5,324
5,040
narrogin .wa .gov .au
Absorbed
Town of Narrogin (1906–2016)
Ngaanyatjarraku, Shire of
Warburton
Goldfields
1993
160,733
62,059
1,689
1,747
ngaanyatjarraku .wa .gov .au
Northam, Shire of
Northam
Wheatbelt
1871
1,432
553
11,472
11,190
northam .wa .gov .au
Absorbed
Town of Northam (1879–2007)
Northampton, Shire of
Northampton
Mid West
1871
12,638
4,880
3,432
3,077
northampton .wa .gov .au
Mines RD until 1887
Nungarin, Shire of
Nungarin
Wheatbelt
1921
1,164
449
254
247
nungarin .wa .gov .au
Perenjori, Shire of
Perenjori
Mid West
1916
8,311
3,209
830
596
perenjori .wa .gov .au
Perenjori–Morawa until 1928
Pingelly, Shire of
Pingelly
Wheatbelt
1891
1,295
500
1,205
1,152
pingelly .wa .gov .au
Moorumbine until 1913
Plantagenet, Shire of
Mount Barker
Great Southern
1871
4,877
1,883
5,172
5,249
plantagenet .wa .gov .au
Port Hedland, Town of
Port Hedland
Pilbara
1891
18,482
7,136
15,951
14,975
porthedland .wa .gov .au
Pilbara until 1904. Town 1989
Quairading, Shire of
Quairading
Wheatbelt
1913
2,018
779
1,066
1,007
quairading .wa .gov .au
Avon until 1922
Ravensthorpe, Shire of
Ravensthorpe
Goldfields
1900
9,833
3,797
2,118
1,598
ravensthorpe .wa .gov .au
Phillips River until 1961
Sandstone, Shire of
Sandstone
Mid West
1897
32,714
12,631
112
81
sandstone .wa .gov .au
Black Range until 1961
Shark Bay, Shire of
Denham
Gascoyne
1904
24,184
9,337
936
946
sharkbay .wa .gov .au
Tammin, Shire of
Tammin
Wheatbelt
1948
1,103
426
415
401
tammin .wa .gov .au
Split from Cunderdin
Three Springs, Shire of
Three Springs
Mid West
1928
2,656
1,025
638
591
threesprings .wa .gov .au
Toodyay, Shire of
Toodyay
Wheatbelt
1912
1,693
654
4,682
4,427
toodyay .wa .gov .au
Amalgamation of Newcastle M (1877) and Toodyay RD (1871)
Trayning, Shire of
Trayning
Wheatbelt
1911
1,652
638
366
348
trayning .wa .gov .au
Upper Gascoyne, Shire of
Gascoyne Junction
Gascoyne
1887
58,007
22,397
270
279
uppergascoyne .wa .gov .au
Victoria Plains, Shire of
Calingiri
Wheatbelt
1871
2,553
986
932
934
victoriaplains .wa .gov .au
Wagin, Shire of
Wagin
Wheatbelt
1887
1,947
752
1,925
1,824
wagin .wa .gov .au
Arthur until 1905. Absorbed municipality (1906–1961)
Wandering, Shire of
Wandering
Wheatbelt
1874
1,901
734
451
431
wandering .wa .gov .au
Waroona, Shire of
Waroona
Peel
1898
832
321
3,931
4,169
waroona .wa .gov .au
Drakesbrook until 1961
West Arthur, Shire of
Darkan
Wheatbelt
1896
2,834
1,094
884
798
westarthur .wa .gov .au
Westonia, Shire of
Westonia
Wheatbelt
1916
3,316
1,280
302
302
westonia .wa .gov .au
Wickepin, Shire of
Wickepin
Wheatbelt
1909
2,041
788
764
730
wickepin .wa .gov .au
Williams, Shire of
Williams
Wheatbelt
1871
2,306
890
977
1,024
williams .wa .gov .au
Wiluna, Shire of
Wiluna
Goldfields
1909
181,662
70,140
1,131
706
wiluna .wa .gov .au
Wongan–Ballidu, Shire of
Wongan Hills
Wheatbelt
1887
3,368
1,300
1,474
1,299
wongan .wa .gov .au
Melbourne until 1926
Woodanilling, Shire of
Woodanilling
Great Southern
1906
1,129
436
430
428
woodanilling .wa .gov .au
Wyalkatchem, Shire of
Wyalkatchem
Wheatbelt
1920
1,596
616
541
498
wyalkatchem .wa .gov .au
Wyndham East Kimberley, Shire of
Kununurra
Kimberley
1887
112,023
43,252
8,243
7,317
swek .wa .gov .au
East Kimberley until 1896, Wyndham until 1961
Yalgoo, Shire of
Yalgoo
Mid West
1907
27,976
10,802
426
357
yalgoo .wa .gov .au
Upper Murchison until 1912
Yilgarn, Shire of
Southern Cross
Wheatbelt
1891
30,405
11,739
1,539
1,169
yilgarn .wa .gov .au
Absorbed Southern Cross M (1892–1918)
York, Shire of
York
Wheatbelt
1871
2,133
824
3,619
3,591
york .wa .gov .au
Absorbed
Town of York (1871–1965)
Regional councils
Currently,
Western Australia has ten
regional councils. Each regional council comprises two or more
local government areas (LGAs).
Metropolitan regional councils
Non-metropolitan regional councils
Bunbury Harvey Regional Council – 2 LGAs (
1 city and
1 shire )
[24]
Murchison Regional Vermin Council – 5 LGAs (5 shires)
[25]
Pilbara Regional Council – 4 LGAs (
1 city , 2 shires, and
1 town )
[26]
Warren Blackwood Alliance of Councils – 5 LGAs (5 shires)
[27]
References
^
"An introduction to local government" . Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries, Government of Western Australia. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 15 December 2022 .
^
"Local Government Act 1995" . Retrieved 26 July 2011 .
^ Refer Part 3 Division 4 of the
"Local Government Act 1995" . Retrieved 26 July 2011 .
^ Stannage, C.T. (1979). The people of Perth: A social history of Western Australia's capital city . Perth: Perth City Council. p. 55.
ISBN
0909994862 .
^ Gregory, Jenny; Gothard, Janice; Gregory, Jenny; Gothard, Jan (2009), Historical encyclopedia of Western Australia , University of Western Australia Press,
ISBN
978-1-921401-15-2 - Berry, Christopher Local Government pp.540-542. the act enabled the establishment of Town Trusts.
^
a
b Johns, J. R. H. (1949). "The Development of Local Government in Western Australia". The Australian Journal of Public Administration : 172–179.
^
District Roads Act 1871.
^
"History" . Western Australia Local Government Association . Retrieved 7 October 2020 .
^ Committee for Perth (September 2009) ‘
Successful’ Metropolitan Local Government Models: Potential Lessons for Perth
^
Consolidation in Local Government: A Fresh Look (May 2011), p16
^ Foster, Brendan; Riddell, Alex (8 February 2015).
"Council mergers scrapped after ratepayer polls" . WA Today .
^
"Local Government Act Review" .
Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries . 25 June 2019.
^
a
b Department of Health.
"Local Government contacts" . Retrieved 26 July 2009 .
^
a
b
c
d
e
"3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018" . Australian Bureau of Statistics .
Australian Bureau of Statistics . 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019 . Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
^
a
b
c
d
"People: Population: ERP by LGA (ASGS 2018), 2001 to 2018" . ABS.Stat .
Australian Bureau of Statistics . 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 November 2019 .
^
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a
b
"ERP by SA2 and above (ASGS 2016), 2001 onwards" . ABS.Stat .
Australian Bureau of Statistics . 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019 .
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"Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^
"Mindarie Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^
"Rivers Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^
"Southern Metropolitan Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^
"Tamala Park Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^
"Western Metropolitan Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^
"Bunbury Harvey Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^
"Murchison Regional Vermin Council" . Retrieved 3 August 2017 .
^
"Pilbara Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^
"Warren Blackwood Alliance of Councils" . Retrieved 20 September 2022 .
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