The Shire of Meekatharra is a local government area in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about halfway between the town of Port Hedland and the state capital, Perth, Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of 100,789 square kilometres (38,915 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Meekatharra.
| Shire of Meekatharra Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,200 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 100,789 km2 (38,914.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Harvey Nichols | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Meekatharra | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Mid West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | North West | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Meekatharra | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe Meekatharra Road District was established on 31 October 1909 out of the abolished Peak Hill Road District and Nannine Road District. It lost much of its territory to a reconstituted Nannine Road District on 7 December 1913, but regained much of that when the Nannine district was abolished for a second and final time on 24 January 1930. It became a shire on 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
Wards
editThe shire is divided into three wards:
- Town Ward (five councillors)
- Nannine Ward (two councillors)
- Peak Hill Ward (two councillors)
Towns and localities
editThe towns and localities of the Shire of Meekatharra with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3][4]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| Angelo River | 3 (SAL 2021)[5] | 13,971.6 km2 (5,394.5 sq mi) | |
| Capricorn | 79 (SAL 2021)[6] | 16,772.3 km2 (6,475.8 sq mi) | |
| Karalundi Community | 65 (SAL 2021)[7] | 234.3 km2 (90.5 sq mi) | |
| Kumarina | 91 (SAL 2021)[8] | 16,361.5 km2 (6,317.2 sq mi) | |
| Meekatharra | 849 (SAL 2021)[9] | 26,588.7 km2 (10,266.0 sq mi) | |
| Peak Hill | 121 (SAL 2021)[10] | 26,524.1 km2 (10,241.0 sq mi) |
Ghost towns
editGhost towns in the Shire of Meekatharra:
Heritage-listed places
editAs of 2023, 102 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Meekatharra,[11] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[12]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Meekatharra (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Angelo River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Capricorn (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Karalundi (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kumarina (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Meekatharra (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Peak Hill (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Shire of Meekatharra Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
- ^ "Shire of Meekatharra State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2023.