Shire of East Pilbara facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Shire of East PilbaraWestern Australia |
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Location in Western Australia
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| Established | 1972 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 372,571 km2 (143,850.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire president | Anthony Middleton | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Newman | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Pilbara | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Pilbara | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of East Pilbara | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of East Pilbara is one of the four local government areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. With an area of 372,571 square kilometres (143,850 sq mi), larger than the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania combined, it is the largest local government region in Australia. The Shire's seat of government, and home to nearly half the Shire's population, is the town of Newman in the shire's south-west.
History
The Shire of East Pilbara was established on 27 May 1972 with the amalgamation of the Shire of Marble Bar and the Shire of Nullagine. The Shire offices and administration centre previously resided in the Town of Marble Bar, but in 1987 was moved to Newman after BHP ceded the town (formerly a closed town) to the Shire.
Wards
The Shire is divided into six wards, having a total of eleven Councillors and one Shire President:
- South Ward
- North
- North West
- Central
- Lower Central
- East
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of East Pilbara with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census are as follows:
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| Gibson Desert North | 262 (SAL 2021) | [convert: needs a number] | |
| Marble Bar * | 927 (SAL 2021) | [convert: needs a number] | |
| Newman | 6,456 (SAL 2021) | [convert: needs a number] | |
| Nullagine | 1,159 (SAL 2021) | [convert: needs a number] | |
| Pardoo | 47 (SAL 2021) | [convert: needs a number] | |
| Telfer | 657 (SAL 2021) | [convert: needs a number] | |
| Jigalong Community | 306 (SAL 2021) | [convert: needs a number] |
- (* indicates locality is only partially located within this shire)
Former towns
Former towns in the Shire of East Pilbara:
- Bamboo Creek
- Goldsworthy
- Shay Gap
Heritage-listed places
As of 2023, 97 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of East Pilbara, of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them Corunna Downs Station, Corunna Downs Airfield and the Ironclad Hotel.
