Shire of East Pilbara explained

Type:	lga
Shire of East Pilbara
State:	wa
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Area:	372571
Est:	1972
Seat:	Newman
Mayor:	Anthony Middleton^[1]
Mayortitle:	Shire president
Region:	Pilbara
Url:	http://www.eastpilbara.wa.gov.au/
Stategov:	Pilbara
Fedgov:	Durack
Near-Nw:	Broome
Near-N:	Derby-West Kimberley
Near-Ne:	Halls Creek
Near-E:	Central Desert (NT)
Near-Se:	Ngaanyatjarraku
Near-S:	Wiluna
Near-Sw:	Meekatharra
Near-W:	Ashburton

The Shire of East Pilbara is one of the four local government areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. With an area of 372571km2, larger than the Australian states of Victoria and Tasmania combined, it is the largest local government region in Australia.^[2] 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.^[3] 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:^[4] ^[5]

Locality

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Population

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Area

Map

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Marble Bar *

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Id:	Q651074
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(* 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

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of East Pilbara. As of 2023, 97 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of East Pilbara,^[6] of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them Corunna Downs Station, Corunna Downs Airfield and the Ironclad Hotel.^[7]

Notes and References

Web site: 2023 Ordinary Election - East Pilbara . 2023 . www.elections.wa.gov.au . . 5 November 2023 .
Web site: Our Shire and Our Towns . Shire of East Pilbara . 28 October 2020 . Newman, WA.
Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 8 January 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 8 January 2023 .
Web site: Shire of East Pilbara Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 23 February 2023.
Web site: Shire of East Pilbara State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 23 February 2023.