West Arnhem Region Explained

Type:	lga
West Arnhem Region
State:	nt
Image Upright:	0.81
Pop:	6902
Pop Year:	2018
Pop Footnotes:	^[1]
Area:	49675
Mayor:	Matthew Ryan
Seat:	Jabiru
Region:	Arnhem Land
Stategov:	Arafura
Fedgov:	Lingiari
Url:	http://www.westarnhem.nt.gov.au/
Near-N:	Arafura Sea
Near-Ne:	Arafura Sea
Near-E:	East Arnhem
Near-Se:	Roper Gulf
Near-S:	Roper Gulf
Near-Sw:	Unincorporated Top End Region
Near-W:	Unincorporated Top End Region
Near-Nw:	Tiwi
Est:	2008
Logo Upright:	1.2

The West Arnhem Region is a local government area of the Northern Territory, Australia and is administered by the West Arnhem Regional Council. The region covers an area of and had a population of 6,902 in June 2018.^[1]

History

In October 2006 the Northern Territory Government announced the reform of local government areas. The intention of the reform was to improve and expand the delivery of services to towns and communities across the Northern Territory by establishing eleven new shires. The West Arnhem Shire was created on 1 July 2008. Elections of Shire Councillors were held on 25 October 2008.

As of 2017 the Mayor of the West Arnhem Shire was Matthew Ryan.

On 1 January 2014, the Shire became the West Arnhem Region.^[2]

The Region formerly consisted of unincorporated land, plus small areas under the control of Community Government Councils or incorporated communities:

• Town of Jabiru
• Maningrida Community
• Gunbalanya Community
• Minjilang Community
• Warruwi Community

Wards

West Arnhem Regional Council is divided into four wards with three councillors each:

• Gunbalanya (3)
• Kakadu (3)
• Maningrida (3)
• Barrah (3)

Localities and communities

Land within the West Arnhem Region was divided during 2007 into bounded areas for the purpose of creating an address for a property. The bounded areas are called "localities" with those localities associated with Aboriginal communities being called "communities".^{[3] [4]}

Localities

• Cobourg
  • Kakadu Van Diemen Gulf
• West Arnhem

Communities

Community	data-sort-type=number	Population	Map
Gunbalanya (Oenpelli)		Id: Q18002 Zoom: 12 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
		Id: Q17969 Zoom: 12 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
		Id: Q17988 Zoom: 12 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
Minjilang (Mission Bay)		Id: Q17991 Zoom: 12 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes
		Id: Q24034329 Zoom: 12 Mapframe: yes Wikidata: yes

External links

• West Arhnem Regional Council website
• Map of LGAs
• Policy details

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Notes and References

1. Web site: 3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018 . Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. 25 October 2019. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
2. Web site: TOLLNER . DAVID WILLIAM . Local Government Act CHANGES TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS AND COUNCILS . Northern Territory Government Gazette . Northern Territory Government . 26 April 2019 . 3 . 18 December 2013 . with effect from 1 January 2014:.
3. Web site: Northern Territory localities and suburbs . Place Names Committee . Northern Territory Government . 25 April 2019.
4. Web site: Localities within West Arnhem Shire (sic) . Place Names Committee . Northern Territory Government. 2 April 2007 . 27 April 2019.