| Type: | lga |
| Shire of Carnamah | |
| State: | wa |
| Region: | Mid West |
| Image2 Upright: | 0.8 |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 8 |
| Area: | 2876.4 |
| Est: | 1923 |
| Seat: | Carnamah |
| Url: | http://www.carnamah.wa.gov.au/ |
| Mayor: | Merle Isbister |
| Mayortitle: | Shire President |
| Fedgov: | Durack |
| Stategov: | Moore |
| Near-Nw: | Irwin |
| Near-N: | Three Springs |
| Near-Ne: | Perenjori |
| Near-E: | Perenjori |
| Near-Se: | Coorow |
| Near-S: | Coorow |
| Near-Sw: | Indian Ocean |
| Near-W: | Indian Ocean |
The Shire of Carnamah is a local government area located in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 310km (190miles) north of Perth, the state capital, and about 181km (112miles) south of the city of Geraldton. The Shire covers an area of 2876km2 and its seat of government is the town of Carnamah.
The Carnamah Road District was formed out of land previously managed by the Irwin and Mingenew Road Boards on 24 August 1923. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960. On 19 April 1962, it lost three-fifths of its area when the Shire of Coorow was created.[1]
The Shire of Carnamah has seven elected Councillors. Councillors are elected by residents of the Shire and represent the whole Shire.
The President and Deputy President are elected by the Councillors after every election.
Elections are held in October every two years and half of the Council is due for re-election.[2]
The towns and localities of the Shire of Carnamah with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3] [4]
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See main article: List of heritage places in the Shire of Carnamah. As of 2023, 70 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Carnamah,[5] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Macpherson Homestead.[6] The homestead, which was State Heritage-listed in April 1995, dates back to 1870.