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Shire of Upper Gascoyne
Western Australia
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The Shire of Upper Gascoyne administration office
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Location in Western Australia
Established 1887
Area 57,939 km2 (22,370.4 sq mi)
Shire President Don Hammmarquist
Council seat Gascoyne Junction
Region Gascoyne region
State electorate(s) North West
Federal Division(s) Durack
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Website Shire of Upper Gascoyne
LGAs around Shire of Upper Gascoyne:
Ashburton Ashburton Meekatharra
Carnarvon Shire of Upper Gascoyne Meekatharra
Shark Bay Murchison Meekatharra

The Shire of Upper Gascoyne is a local government area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, inland from Carnarvon and about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has an area of 57,939 square kilometres (22,370 sq mi), much of which is uninhabited land or sparsely vegetated sheep station country, and its seat of government is the small town of Gascoyne Junction. It has a population of 170 (2021 census), 56% of whom identify as Aboriginal.

History

The Upper Gascoyne Road District was gazetted on 10 February 1887. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. The original Road Board office is now a heritage-listed site.

Wards

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

  • North Ward
  • South Ward
  • East Ward

Towns and localities

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

Suburb Population Area Map
East Lyons River 13 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Gascoyne Junction 65 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
Gascoyne River 87 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]
West Lyons River 0 (SAL 2021) [convert: needs a number]

Notable councillors

  • Everard Darlot, Upper Gascoyne Road Board member 1887; later a state MP
  • Lionel Kelly, Upper Gascoyne Road Board member 1927–1928; later a state MP

Heritage-listed places

Main article: List of heritage places in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne

As of 2024, 19 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne, of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Upper Gascoyne Road Board Office in Gascoyne Junction.

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