Shire of Ravensthorpe

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Ravensthorpe, Western Australia.
Shire of Ravensthorpe
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population 2,288 (2013 est)[1]
 • Density 0.16884/km2 (0.43730/sq mi)
Area 13,551.1 km2 (5,232.1 sq mi)
Mayor Ian Goldfinch
Council seat Ravensthorpe
Region Goldfields-Esperance
State electorate(s) Eyre
Federal Division(s) O'Connor
Website Shire of Ravensthorpe
LGAs around Shire of Ravensthorpe:
Lake Grace Dundas Esperance
Kent Shire of Ravensthorpe Esperance
Jerramungup Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

The Shire of Ravensthorpe is a local government area in the southern Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about halfway between the city of Albany and the town of Esperance and about 530 kilometres (329 mi) southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 13,551 square kilometres (5,232 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Ravensthorpe.

History

The Phillips River Road District was gazetted in 1900. On 1 July 1961, it changed name to Ravensthorpe and became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960.[2]

Wards

As of the 2003 election, the Shire is divided into three wards:

Towns and localities

References

  1. ↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
  2. ↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 May 2007.

Coordinates: 33°36′S 120°08′E / 33.600°S 120.133°E / -33.600; 120.133

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