The Shire of Cranbrook is a local government area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 92 kilometres (57 mi) north of Albany and about 320 kilometres (200 mi) south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 3,277 square kilometres (1,265 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Cranbrook.
| Shire of Cranbrook Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Cranbrook shire offices, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 1,100 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1926 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 3,276.8 km2 (1,265.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | George Pollard | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cranbrook | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Great Southern | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Roe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Cranbrook | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe Cranbrook Road District was gazetted on 14 May 1926 out of parts of the Plantagenet and Tambellup road districts.[2]
On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following changes to the Local Government Act, which reformed all remaining road boards into shires.[3]
Indigenous people
editThe majority of the Shire of Cranbrook is located on the traditional land of the Kaniyang people of the Noongar nation.[4] The far eastern part of the shire, east of Cranbrook itself, is located on the traditional lands of the Koreng people, also of the Noongar nation.[5][6]
Wards
editThe shire is divided into 3 wards, each with 3 councillors:
- East Ward
- Central Ward
- West Ward
Towns and localities
editThe towns and localities of the Shire of Cranbrook with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[7][8]
| Locality | Population | Area | Map |
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| Cranbrook | 505 (SAL 2021)[9] | 1,206.7 km2 (465.9 sq mi) | 
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| Frankland River | 353 (SAL 2021)[10] | 1,391.9 km2 (537.4 sq mi) | 
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| Stirling Range National Park * ‡ | 0 (SAL 2021)[11] | 1,121 km2 (433 sq mi) | 
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| Tenterden | 240 (SAL 2021)[12] | 414.5 km2 (160.0 sq mi) | 
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- ( * indicates locality is only partially located within this shire)
- ( ‡ indicates boundaries of national park and locality are not identical)
Heritage-listed places
editAs of 2023, 35 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Cranbrook,[13] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Tenterden Agricultural Hall, a building destroyed by bush fire on 27 December 2003.[14]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cranbrook (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Proposed New Road District". Tambellup Times. Vol. X, no. 1, 112. Western Australia. 6 August 1924. p. 4. Retrieved 26 September 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cranbrook (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Frankland River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stirling Range National Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tenterden (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Shire of Cranbrook Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Shire of Cranbrook State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
