Local Government Areas of Western Australia
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The '''[[States of Australia|Australian state]]''' of '''[[Western Australia]]''' is divided into 142 '''[[Local Government Areas of Australia|Local Government Areas]]''' (including [[Shire of Christmas Island|Christmas Island]] and the [[Shire of Cocos|Cocos (Keeling) Islands]]). Their mandate and operations are governed by the [[Local Government Act 1995]]. <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/Legislation/ActsRegs/Acts.asp|title= Local Government Act 1995 |accessdate=2008-04-08 |author= Department of Local Government and Regional Development}}</ref>
There are three classifications of local government in Western Australia:
*City (predominantly urban, some larger regional centres)
*Town (predominantly inner urban and three medium sized rural centres)
*Shire (predominantly rural or outer suburban areas)
Historically, two types of local government existed - municipalities, which represented towns or condensed urban areas, and road boards, which represented all other regions. The Perth Road Board, for instance, was the precursor to the [[City of Stirling]]. Only a few cities - Perth, Fremantle, Subiaco, South Perth and Nedlands - existed prior to 1961. On [[1 July]] [[1961]], all road boards became shires, and all municipalities became towns.
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== Table of areas ==
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! style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #ccf;" |Council Seat <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.councils.wa.gov.au/directory/council_websites/|title= Council Websites: List of all Local Government Authorities in Western Australia |accessdate=2008-04-08 |author= Westerm Australian Local Government Association}}</ref>
! style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #ccf; width: 50px;" |Formed <ref name = "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register">{{cite web |url= http:///www.boundarieswa.com/Documents/pdf/Final_MBAR_Publication.pdf|title= ''Municipality Boundary Amendments Register'' (release 2.0) |accessdate=2008-04-07 |author= Western Australian Electoral Commission|date= 31 May 2003}}</ref>
! style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #ccf;" |Origin <ref name = "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register"/>
! style="vertical-align: bottom; background-color: #ccf;"|Population <ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/3218.0Main%20Features92006-07?opendocument&tabname=Summary&prodno=3218.0&issue=2006-07&num=&view=|title= 3218.0 - Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2006-07 |accessdate=2008-04-08 |author= Australian Bureau of Statistics|date= 31 March 2008}}</ref>
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|[[City of Albany]] || [[Albany, Western Australia|Albany]] || 1998 || Albany Municipal Council (1871 - later [[Town of Albany]]) and Albany Road Board (1896 - later [[Shire of Albany]]) merged on [[1 July]] [[1998]] to form the City of Albany. || 33,545 || 4312.3 km² <br> (1,665.0 sq mi) || [[Image:Albany LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[City of Armadale]] || [[Armadale, Western Australia|Armadale]] || 1985 || Prior to 1894, the area was part of the Canning Road District. In 1894, the Kelmscott Road Board was gazetted - renamed to Armadale-Kelmscott in 1910. Became Town of Armadale on [[1 July]] [[1979]], and City of Armadale on [[16 November]] [[1985]]. || 53,445 || 559.5 km² <br> (216.0 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfArmadale.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Ashburton]] || [[Tom Price, Western Australia|Tom Price]] || 1972 || Ashburton Road Board (1887) and Tableland Road Board (1896) merged on [[27 May]] [[1972]] to form West Pilbara Shire. Renamed Ashburton in December 1987. || 6,477 || 101,240 km² (39,089 sq mi) || [[Image:Ashburton LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Augusta-Margaret River]] || [[Margaret River, Western Australia|Margaret River]] || 1891 || Augusta Road Board (1891) was renamed to Augusta-Margaret River in 1926. || 11,360 || 2242.6 km² <br> (865.9 sq mi) || [[Image:Augusta-margaret river LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Town of Bassendean]] || [[Bassendean, Western Australia|Bassendean]] || 1975 || West Guildford Road Board (1901) renamed Bassendean in 1922. Became a Town in 1975. || 14,218 || 10.4 km² <br> (4.0 sq mi) || [[Image:TownOfBassendean.gif|100px]]
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|[[City of Bayswater]] || [[Morley, Western Australia|Morley]] || 1983 || Bayswater Road Board (1897) became a City on [[29 October]] [[1983]]. || 59,100 ||32.8 km² <br> (12.7 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfBayswater.gif|100px]]
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|[[City of Belmont]] || [[Belmont, Western Australia|Belmont]] || 1898 || Belmont Road Board (1898) was gazetted. In 1907, it was renamed to the Belmont Park Road Board. On [[17 February]] [[1979]] it attained City status. || 32,548 || 39.8 km² <br> (15.4sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfBelmont.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Beverley]] || [[Beverley, Western Australia|Beverley]] || 1871 || The Beverley Road Board (1871) was created to manage a territory with immense boundaries, taking in land all the way east to [[Eucla, Western Australia|Eucla]] on the [[South Australia]]n border. Over the years, each of the major towns developed their own road board, and by 1923 the present boundaries were established. || 1,679 || 2372.2 km² <br> (915.9sq mi) || [[Image:Beverley LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Boddington]] || [[Boddington, Western Australia|Boddington]] || 1925 || A road board had been convened at [[Marradong, Western Australia|Marradong]] 8 km to the south in 1903, but it was relocated to Boddington in 1925 after the arrival of the railway and construction of suitable buildings. Was finally renamed to Boddington on [[1 July]] [[1961]]. || 1,505 || 1,900.6 km² <br> (733.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Boddington LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Boyup Brook]] || [[Boyup Brook, Western Australia|Boyup Brook]] || 1896 || Upper Blackwood Road Board (1896) changed name to Boyup Brook on [[1 July]] [[1961]]. || 1,552 || 2,829.2 km² <br>(1,092.4 sq mi) || [[Image:Boyup brook LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes]] || [[Bridgetown, Western Australia|Bridgetown]] || 1970 || Nelson Road Board (1887 - renamed Bridgetown in 1917) and Greenbushes Road Board (1900) merged on [[26 March]] [[1970]]. || 4,194 || 1,339.8 km² <br> (517.3 sq mi) || [[Image:Bridgetown-greenbushes LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Brookton]] || [[Brookton, Western Australia|Brookton]] || 1906 || On 10 September 1906, the Brookton Road Board met for the first time after Mr Samuel Williams broke away from the [[Beverley, Western Australia|Beverley]] Road Board. || 1,040 || 1,601.6 km² <br> (618.4 sq mi) || [[Image:Brookton LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Broome]] || [[Broome, Western Australia|Broome]] || 1918 || Broome Municipal Council (1904-1918) and Broome Road Board (November 1901, dissolved into West Kimberley Road Board in 1908) merged in 1918, with wards for the previous town (Broome) and road district (Dampier). || 15,259 ||55,795.6 km² <br> (21,542.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Broome LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Broomehill]] || [[Broomehill, Western Australia|Broomehill]] || 1892 || The Broomehill Road Board was gazetted in 1892 || 497 || 1,172.8 km² <br> (452.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Broomehill LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Bruce Rock]] || [[Bruce Rock, Western Australia|Bruce Rock]] || 1918 || East Avon Road Board (1913) renamed to Bruce Rock in 1918. || 1,107 || 2,726.9 km² (1,052.9 sq mi) || [[Image:Bruce rock LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[City of Bunbury]] || [[Bunbury, Western Australia|Bunbury]] || 1979 || In 1871, the Bunbury Municipal Council was gazetted, and in 1899 the Bunbury Suburban Road Board (which became the Bunbury Road Board in 1908) followed. The two entities merged in 1950, and attained City status in 1979. || 31,638 || 65.7 km² <br> (25.4 sq mi) || [[Image:Bunbury LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Busselton]] || [[Busselton, Western Australia|Busselton]] ||| 1951 || Busselton Municipal District (1871) and Sussex Road District (1871) merged in 1951. || 27,500 || 1,454.8 km² (561.7 sq mi) || [[Image:Busselton LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Town of Cambridge]] || [[Floreat, Western Australia|Floreat]] || 1993 || Historically the area was part of the Nedlands municipality, gazetted in 1901, which was absorbed into the [[City of Perth]] in 1915 after becoming unsustainable as an autonomous political entity. In 1993 the Government of Western Australia decided to split up the [[Local Government Areas in Australia|Local Government Area]](LGA) of the City of Perth, creating three additional LGA's and retaining a smaller City of Perth. The new LGA's were [[Town of Vincent]], Town of Cambridge and the [[Town of Victoria Park]]. || 25,400 || 22.0 km² <br> (8.5 sq mi) || [[Image:TownOfCambridge.gif|100px]]
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|[[City of Canning]] || [[Cannington, Western Australia|Cannington]] || 1978 || In 1871, the Canning Road Board was gazetted, covering a very wide area to the southeast of Perth. On [[1 July]] [[1907]], it was abolished and split into the Queen's Park Municipal District and Gosnells Road Board (later to become the [[City of Gosnells]]). In 1921, Queen's Park was renamed to Canning Road Board, and two years later received a large amount of land from Jandakot Road Board when that entity was abolished. On [[1 July]] [[1961]], Canning Road Board became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. In 1970 it became a Town and in 1978 it attained City status. || 83,006 || 64.8 km² <br> (25.0 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfCanning.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Capel]] || [[Capel, Western Australia|Capel]] || 1907 || Capel was initially constituted as the Bunbury Road Board in 1894 (as distinguished from the Bunbury Municipal District). In 1907, it was renamed to Capel. || 11,250 || 557.6 km² <br> (215.3 sq mi) || [[Image:Capel LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Carnamah]] || [[Carnamah, Western Australia|Carnamah]] || 1923 || The Carnamah Road Board was formed out of land previously managed by the [[Shire of Irwin|Irwin]] and [[Shire of Mingenew|Mingenew]] Road Boards in 1923. On [[19 April]] [[1962]], it lost three-fifths of its area when the Shire of Coorow was created. || 789 || 2,876.4 km² <br> (1,110.6sq mi) || [[Image:Carnamah LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Carnarvon]] || [[Carnarvon, Western Australia|Carnarvon]] || 1965 || Carnarvon started as three entities - the Carnarvon Municipal District, which governed the town of Carnarvon and was constituted in 1891; the Lower Gascoyne Road Board (1887) and the Minilya Road Board (1893). In 1911, the two Road Boards merged to form the Gascoyne-Minilya Road Board. On [[1 March]] [[1965]], the two entities merged to form the Shire of Carnarvon. || 6,085 || 46,663.5 km² <br> (18,016.9 sq mi) || [[Image:Carnarvon LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Chapman Valley]] || [[Nabawa, Western Australia|Nabawa]] || 1958 || The Upper Chapman Road Board was established in 1901. In 1958, it was renamed to Chapman Valley Road Board. || 982 || 3,964.7 km² <br> (1,530.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Chapman valley LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Chittering]] || [[Bindoon, Western Australia|Bindoon]] || 1896 || Gazetted as Chittering Road Board in 1896. || 3,892 || 1,221.8 km² <br> (471.7 sq mi) || [[Image:Chittering LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Christmas Island]] || [[Christmas Island]] || 1992 || The island was previously a British territory administered through [[Singapore]] but was transferred to [[Australia]] in 1945. After 1958, it was managed by the Christmas Island Assembly and Christmas Island Services Corporation. On [[1 July]] [[1992]], the [[Government of Australia|Federal Government]]'s ''Territories Law Reform Act'' came into place, applying [[Western Australia]]n law to the island. An ordinance subsequently created the Shire of Christmas Island out of a merger of the two previous entities. The first elections were held in May 1993. || 1,448 (2001 census) || 136.7 km² <br> (52.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Christmas Island LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Town of Claremont]] || [[Claremont, Western Australia|Claremont]] || 1898 || The Claremont Municipal Council was gazetted in 1898. || 9,535 || 4.9 km² <br> (1.9 sq mi) || [[Image:TownOfClaremont.gif|100px]]
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|[[City of Cockburn]] || [[Spearwood, Western Australia|Spearwood]] || 1979 || Fremantle Road Board (1871) gazetted to cover the area to the south of [[Fremantle, Western Australia|Fremantle]]. In 1923, it received a large amount of land from Jandakot Road Board when that entity was abolished. In 1955, it was renamed to the Cockburn Road Board (later Shire Council). In 1970 it became a Town and on [[26 October]] [[1979]] it attained City status. || 80,921 || 167.5 km² <br> (64.7 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfCockburn.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Cocos]] || [[Home Island]]|| 1992 || From the 19th century onwards, the islands were owned by the [[King of the Cocos Islands|Clunies-Ross family]], and in 1886 were granted to them in perpetuity by [[Victoria of the United Kingdom|Queen Victoria]]. On [[23 November]] [[1955]] the islands were transferred to Australian control. In 1978, Australia entered a form of purchase of the islands with the Clunies-Ross family, and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Council came into existence in July 1979 as a representative of the [[Cocos Malays|Cocos Malay]] community. On [[1 July]] [[1992]], the [[Government of Australia|Federal Government]]'s ''Territories Law Reform Act'' came into place, applying [[Western Australia]]n law to the islands. An ordinance subsequently created the Shire of Cocos, replacing the earlier Council and transferring all the Council's assets to the new body. The first elections were held in May 1993. || 621 (2001 census) || 14.1 km² <br> (5.4 sq mi) || [[Image:Cocos LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Collie]] || [[Collie, Western Australia|Collie]] || 1951 || Collie Road Board (1900) and Collie Municipal District (1901) merged on [[2 March]] [[1951]] to form the Collie Coalfields Road Board. Renamed to Collie Shire Council on [[1 July]] [[1961]]. || 9,067 || 1,710.9 km² <br> (660.6 sq mi) || [[Image:Collie LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Coolgardie]] || [[Coolgardie, Western Australia|Coolgardie]] || 1921 || Coolgardie Municipal Council (1894) and Coolgardie Road Board (1896) merged into the latter in 1921. || 4,078 || 30,400 km² <br> (11,737.5 sq mi) || [[Image:Coolgardie LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Coorow]] || [[Coorow, Western Australia|Coorow]] || 1962 || Historically, the area was managed by the Carnamah Road Board. On [[19 April]] [[1962]], the Shire of Coorow was gazetted. || 1,196 || 4,193.9 km² <br> (1,619.3 sq mi) || [[Image:Coorow LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Corrigin]] || [[Corrigin, Western Australia|Corrigin]] || 1914 || From 1891 until 1913, different parts of the area was managed by Morambine ([[Shire of Pingelly|Pingelly]]), Greenhills and [[Shire of Brookton|Brookton]] Road Boards. The Kunjinn Road Board (1913) was renamed Corrigin in 1914 after a change of venue. || 1,213 || 3,095 km² <br> (1,195.0 sq mi) || [[Image:Corrigin LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Town of Cottesloe]] || [[Cottesloe, Western Australia|Cottesloe]] || 1907 || The Cottesloe Road Board was gazetted in 1895 and became a Municipal Council in 1907. || 7,888 || 3.9 km² <br> (1.5 sq mi) || [[Image:TownOfCottesloe.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Cranbrook]] || [[Cranbrook, Western Australia|Cranbrook]] || 1926 || The Cranbrook Road Board was gazetted in 1926.|| 1,120 || 3,276.8 km² <br> (1,265.2 sq mi) || [[Image:Cranbrook LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Cuballing]] || [[Cuballing, Western Australia|Cuballing]] || 1902 || The Cuballing Road Board was gazetted in 1902. || 829 || 1,195.4 km² (461.5 sq mi) || [[Image:Cuballing LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Cue]] || [[Cue, Western Australia|Cue]] || 1912 || Cue initially existed as two entities - the Cue Road Board (1895), and the Daydawn Municipal Council(1894). In 1912, they merged to form the Cue-Daydawn Road Board, which was renamed Cue in 1930. || 362 || 13,622.9 km² <br> (5,259.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Cue LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Cunderdin]] || [[Cunderdin, Western Australia|Cunderdin]] || 1894 || The Meckering Road Board (1894) was renamed Cunderdin in 1944. || 1,274 || 1,864.2 km² <br> (719.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Cunderdin LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Dalwallinu]] || [[Dalwallinu, Western Australia|Dalwallinu]] || 1916 || Initially, the area was managed by the Moora and Upper Irwin Road Boards. In 1916, the Dalwallinu Road Board was gazetted. || 1,387 || 7,235.8 km² <br> (2,793.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Dalwallinu LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Dandaragan]] || [[Jurien Bay, Western Australia|Jurien Bay]] || 1890 || The Dandaragan Road Board was gazetted in 1890. || 3,097 || 6,716.3 km² <br> (2,593.2 sq mi) || [[Image:Dandaragan LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Dardanup]] || [[Eaton, Western Australia|Eaton]] || 1894 || The Dardanup Road Board was gazetted in 1894. || 11,418 || 526.6 km² <br> (203.3sq mi) || [[Image:Dardanup LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Denmark]] || [[Denmark, Western Australia|Denmark]] || 1911 || The Denmark Road Board was gazetted in 1911. || 4,982 || 1,860.1 km² <br> (718.2 sq mi) || [[Image:Denmark LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Derby-West Kimberley]] || [[Derby, Western Australia|Derby]] || 1884 || The West Kimberley Road Board (1884) was renamed in 1983. || 7,917 || 104,080 km² <br> (40,185.5 sq mi) || [[Image:Derby-west kimberley LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup]] || [[Donnybrook, Western Australia|Donnybrook]] || 1970 || The Upper Capel Road Board (1899 - renamed Balingup in 1905) and Preston Road Board (1896 - renamed Donnybrook in 1961) were merged on [[26 March]] [[1970]]. || 5,092 || 1,560.3 km² <br> (602.4 sq mi) || [[Image:Donnybrook-balingup LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Dowerin]] || [[Dowerin, Western Australia|Dowerin]] || 1911 || The Dowerin Road Board was gazetted in 1911. || 740 || 1,846.7 km² <br> (713.0 sq mi) || [[Image:Dowerin LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Dumbleyung]] || [[Dumbleyung, Western Australia|Dumbleyung]] || 1909 || The Dumbleyung Road Board was gazetted in 1909. || 662 || 2,540.1 km² <br> (980.7 sq mi) || [[Image:Dumbleyung LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Dundas]] || [[Norseman, Western Australia|Norseman]] || 1929 || The Dundas Road Board (1895) merged with part of [[Shire of Esperance|Esperance]] to become the Norseman Road Board in 1918, but reestablished as Dundas in 1929. || 1,153 || 93,179 km² <br> (35,976.6 sq mi) || [[Image:Dundas LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Town of East Fremantle]] || [[East Fremantle, Western Australia|East Fremantle]] || 1897 || The East Fremantle Municipal Council was gazetted in 1897. || 7,079 || 3.1 km² <br> (1.2 sq mi) || [[Image:TownOfEastFremantle.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of East Pilbara]] || [[Newman, Western Australia|Newman]] || 1972 || Bamboo Road Board (1896 - renamed Marble Bar Road Board in 1904) and Nullagine Road Board (1898) merged on [[27 May]] [[1972]] to form East Pilbara Shire. || 7,500 || 379,571 km² <br> (146,553.2 sq mi) || [[Image:East pilbara LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Esperance]] || [[Esperance, Western Australia|Esperance]] || 1908 || The Esperance Road Board (1895) and the Esperance Municipal Council (1895) were merged into the former in 1908. || 14,170 || 42, 546.9 km² <br> (16,427.4 sq mi) || [[Image:Esperance LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Exmouth]] || [[Exmouth, Western Australia|Exmouth]] || 1964 || Exmouth was initially managed by the [[Shire of Carnarvon]] and its precedent bodies. The Shire of Exmouth was formed on [[1 January]] [[1964]] || 2,224 || 6,502.8 km² <br> (2,510.7 sq mi) || [[Image:Exmouth LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[City of Fremantle]] || [[Fremantle, Western Australia|Fremantle]] || 1929 || The Fremantle Municipal Council (1971) was declared a city on [[3 June]] [[1929]] - Western Australia's second after Perth. || 26,777 || 19.0 km² <br> (7.3 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfFremantle.gif|100px]]
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|[[City of Geraldton-Greenough]] || [[Geraldton, Western Australia|Geraldton]] || 2007 || Geraldton Municipal Council (1871 - later [[City of Geraldton]]) and Greenough and Geraldton Road Boards (1871 - later [[Shire of Greenough]]) merged on July 1, 2007|| 35,727 || 1,798.3 km² <br> (694.3 sq mi) || [[Image:Greenough LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Gingin]] || [[Gingin, Western Australia|Gingin]] || 1903 || Gingin Road Board (1893) and Gingin Municipal Council (1893) merged in 1903. || 4,629 || 3,211.1 km² <br> (1,239.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Gingin LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Gnowangerup]] || [[Gnowangerup, Western Australia|Gnowangerup]] || 1912 || Gnowangerup was initially gazetted as a Road Board in 1912, taking in eastern sections of Broomehill and Tambellup. || 1,410 || 4,268.2 km² <br> (1,648.0 sq mi) || [[Image:Gnowangerup LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Goomalling]] || [[Goomalling, Western Australia|Goomalling]] || 1927 || In 1927, the Goomalling Road Board was gazetted out of land previously administered by the [[Shire of Wyalkatchem|Wyalkatchem]] and [[Shire of Mount Marshall|Mount Marshall]] Road Boards. || 1,003 || 1,837.2 km² <br> (709.3 sq mi) || [[Image:Goomalling LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[City of Gosnells]] || [[Gosnells, Western Australia|Gosnells]] || 1977 || Gosnells Road Board was created out of the abolished [[City of Canning|Canning Road Board]] on [[1 July]] [[1907]]. In 1923, it received land from Jandakot Road Board when that entity was abolished. In 1955, it was renamed to the Cockburn Road Board. On [[1 July]] [[1973]] it became a Town and exactly four years later it attained City status. || 97,408 || 128 km² <br> (49.4 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfGosnells.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Halls Creek]] || [[Halls Creek, Western Australia|Halls Creek]] || 1915 || The Kimberley Goldfields Road Board (1887) was renamed to the Halls Creek Road Board in 1915. || 3,620 || 143,030 km² <br> (55,224.2 sq mi) || [[Image:Halls creek LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Harvey]] || [[Harvey, Western Australia|Harvey]] || 1894 || From 1841, the Harvey District was controlled by the Wellington Road Board. The Brunswick Road Board (December 1894) was renamed to Harvey in 1909. || 21,310 || 1,728.3 km² <br> (667.3 sq mi) || [[Image:Harvey LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Irwin]] || [[Dongara, Western Australia|Dongara]] || 1897 || The Irwin Road Board was gazetted in 1871, and in 1916 received a large land area from the Upper Irwin Road Board shortly before that entity's dissolution. In the 1920s, the [[Shire of Carnamah|Carnamah]] and [[Shire of Three Springs|Three Springs]] districts were split away from Irwin. || 3,347 || 2,374.4 km² <br> (916.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Irwin LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Jerramungup]] || [[Jerramungup, Western Australia|Jerramungup]] || 1982 || The Jerramungup Road Board was gazetted in 1982, on land previously managed by the [[Shire of Gnowangerup]]. || 1,185 || 6,507.1 km² <br> (2,512.4 sq mi) || [[Image:Jerramungup LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[City of Joondalup]] || [[Joondalup, Western Australia|Joondalup]] || 1998 || Until 1998, the area had been controlled by the [[City of Wanneroo]] and its predecessors. An independent commission suggested the creation of Joondalup out of the coastal areas of Wanneroo, and the City of Joondalup came into existence on [[1 July]] [[1998]]. || 157,203 || 98.9 km² <br> (38.2 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfJoondalup.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Kalamunda]] || [[Kalamunda, Western Australia|Kalamunda]] || 1897 || The Darling Range Road Board (1897) was renamed Shire of Kalamunda on [[1 July]] [[1961]]. || 52,360 || 324.2 km² <br> (125.2 sq mi) || [[Image:ShireOfKalamunda.gif|100px]]
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|[[City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder]] ||[[Kalgoorlie, Western Australia|Kalgoorlie]] || 1989 || || 30,903 || 95,575.1 km² <br> (36,901.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Kalgoorlie-boulder LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Katanning]] || [[Katanning, Western Australia|Katanning]] || 1892 || The Katanning Road Board was gazetted in 1892. || 4,482 || 1,518.5 km² <br> (586.3 sq mi) || [[Image:Katanning LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Kellerberrin]] || [[Kellerberrin, Western Australia|Kellerberrin]] || 1908 || The Kellerberrin Road Board (1908) originally included large parts of what are now Tammin, Wyalkatchem and Trayning. || 1,270 || 1,916.8 km² <br> (740.1 sq mi) || [[Image:Kellerberrin LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Kent]] || [[Nyabing, Western Australia|Nyabing]] || 1922 || The Kent Road Board was formed and gazetted in 1922. From 1955 until 1972, it was known as Nyabing-Pingrup. || 604 || 5,633.8 km² <br> (2,175.2 sq mi) || [[Image:Kent LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Kojonup]] || [[Kojonup, Western Australia|Kojonup]] || 1871 || The Kojonup Road Board was gazetted in 1871. || 2,212 || 2,932.2 km² <br> (1,132.1 sq mi) || [[Image:Kojonup LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Kondinin]] || [[Kondinin, Western Australia|Kondinin]] || 1925 || The Kondinin Road Board was formed from the portions of the Roe Road Board, Corrigin Road Board and Narembeen Road Board on [[19 June]] [[1925]]. The first election was held on [[5 September]] [[1925]], with the first meeting taking place in the Kondinin Hall a week later. || 1,030 || 7,376 km² <br> (2,847.9 sq mi) || [[Image:Kondinin LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Koorda]] || [[Koorda, Western Australia|Koorda]] || 1927 || In 1927, the Koorda Road Board was gazetted out of land previously administered by the [[Shire of Wyalkatchem|Wyalkatchem]] and [[Shire of Mount Marshall|Mount Marshall]] Road Boards. || 452 || 2,835.7 km² <br> (1,094.9 sq mi) || [[Image:Koorda LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Kulin]] || [[Kulin, Western Australia|Kulin]] || 1918 || The Roe Road Board (1918) was renamed to the Kulin Road Board in 1926. || 900 || 4,713.7 km² <br> (1,820.0 sq mi) || [[Image:Kulin LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Town of Kwinana]] ||[[Kwinana, Western Australia|Kwinana]] || 1954 || Kwinana Roads Districts (1954). Municipality of Kwinana (1960). Town of Kwinana (1977) || 25,109 || 118 km² <br> (45.6 sq mi) || [[Image:TownOfKwinana.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Lake Grace]] || [[Lake Grace, Western Australia|Lake Grace]] || 1961 || The Lake Grace Road Board was gazetted in 1922. || 1,530 || 10,379.2 km² <br> (4,007.4 sq mi) || [[Image:Lake grace LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Laverton]] || [[Laverton, Western Australia|Laverton]] || 1906 || The Mount Margaret Road Board was gazetted in 1906. It absorbed the Mount Morgans municipality in 1913, and in 1925 received some land from neighbouring road districts, most notably Lawlers. In 1950 it was renamed Laverton || 786 || 179,797.8 km² <br> (69,420.3 sq mi)|| [[Image:Laverton LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Leonora]] || [[Leonora, Western Australia|Leonora]] || 1898 || Leonora started as part of the North Coolgardie Road Board's area when that entity was gazetted in 1898. The town of [[Leonora, Western Australia|Leonora]] was gazetted as a municipality with its own mayor in 1900. In 1912, the North Coolgardie Road Board was dissolved and the Mount Malcolm, Kookynie and [[Shire of Menzies|Menzies]] Road Boards were formed. Mount Malcolm absorbed the Leonora Municipal Council in 1917 and became the Leonora-Mount Malcolm Road Board. In 1929, a neighbouring district, Lawlers, was dissolved and split between Mount Margaret (later [[Shire of Laverton|Laverton]]) and Leonora-Mount Malcolm, which was renamed to simply Leonora a year later. || 1,620 || 32,189.3 km² <br> (12,428.4 sq mi) || [[Image:Leonora LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[City of Mandurah]] || [[Mandurah, Western Australia|Mandurah]] || 1990 || The Mandurah Road Board held its first meeting on 1 September 1949, became the Shire of Mandurah in 1961, and gained Town status on 1 July 1987 and City status on 14 April 1990. Prior to 1949, it was part of the Murray Road District. || 60,560 || 174 km² <br> (67.2 sq mi) || [[Image:Mandurah LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Manjimup]] || [[Manjimup, Western Australia|Manjimup]] || 1909 || The Shire area was first included in the Plantagenet, Wellington and Sussex Road Districts in 1871. Later the area was included in the Nelson Road Board District. On [[3 July]] [[1908]], the Warren Road Board was gazetted, initially consisting of 7 elected members, and in 1925 it was renamed Manjimup. || 9,187 || 7,027.3 km² <br> (2,713.3 sq mi) || [[Image:Manjimup LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Meekatharra]] || [[Meekatharra, Western Australia|Meekatharra]] || 1909 || The Meekatharra Road Board was gazetted in 1909. || 1,296 || 100,789 km² <br> (38,914.9 sq mi) || [[Image:Meekatharra LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[City of Melville]] || [[Booragoon, Western Australia|Booragoon]] || 1968 || In 1900, the East Fremantle Road Board was gazetted, and the following year was renamed to Melville Road Board. In 1923, it received a large amount of land from Jandakot Road Board when that entity was abolished. In 1962 it became a Town and in 1968 it attained City status. || 99,713 || 52.73 km² <br> (20.4 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfMelville.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Menzies]] || [[Menzies, Western Australia|Menzies]] || 1895 || The Menzies Municipal Council was gazetted in 1895. It was dissolved and included in the North Coolgardie Road Board in 1912, which was itself dissolved the same year to form the Menzies, Kookynie and [[Shire of Leonora|Mt Malcolm]] Road Boards. In 1918, Kookynie was merged into Menzies. || 249 || 124,635 km² <br> (48,121.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Menzies LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Merredin]] || [[Merredin, Western Australia|Merredin]] || 1921 || The Merredin Road Board was gazetted in 1921. || 3,427 || 3,299.7 km² <br> (1,274.0 sq mi) || [[Image:Merrediin LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Mingenew]] || [[Mingenew, Western Australia|Mingenew]] || 1901 || The Shire of Mingenew was initially constituted as the Upper Irwin Road Board in 1901, over a much larger area. By 1919, it had adopted for the most part its present area and was renamed to the Mingenew Road Board. || 494 || 1,939.4 km² <br> (748.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Mingenew LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Moora]] || [[Moora, Western Australia|Moora]] || 1908 || The Moora Road Board was gazetted in 1908 out of land from [[Shire of Victoria Plains|Victoria Plains]]. || 2,550 || 3,766.9 km² <br> (1,454.4 sq mi) || [[Image:Moora LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Morawa]] || [[Morawa, Western Australia|Morawa]] || 1928 || Morawa was gazetted as a Road Board in 1928. || 894 || 3,515.8 km² <br> (1,357.5 sq mi) || [[Image:Morawa LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Town of Mosman Park]] || [[Mosman Park, Western Australia|Mosman Park]] || 1962 || The Buckland Hill Road Board was gazetted in 1899. From 1909 until 1930, it was known as the Cottesloe Beach Road Board. It was renamed to Mosman Park Road Board in 1937 and became a town in 1962. || 8,894 || 4.3 km² <br> (1.7 sq mi) || [[Image:TownOfMosmanPark.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Mount Magnet]] || [[Mount Magnet, Western Australia|Mount Magnet]] || 1896 || Mount Magnet was gazetted as a municipality in 1896, with the surrounding area gazetted as a Road Board in 1901. The former merged into the latter in October 1918 || 580 || 13,691.6 km² <br> (5,286.4 sq mi) || [[Image:Mount magnet LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Mount Marshall]] || [[Bencubbin, Western Australia|Bencubbin]] || 1923 || In 1923, the Mount Marshall Road Board was gazetted out of areas formerly managed by Ninghan ([[Shire of Trayning|Trayning]]) and [[Shire of Nungarin|Nungarin]]. || 655 || 10,189.5 km² <br> (3,934.2 sq mi) || [[Image:Mount marshall LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Mukinbudin]] || [[Mukinbudin, Western Australia|Mukinbudin]] || 1933 || Initially, Mukinbudin was governed by the Merredin Road Board. In 1921, the Nungarin Road Board was gazetted, and in 1933 Mukinbudin, which had grown considerably in the intervening years, was gazetted separately. || 588 || 3,437.1 km² <br> (1,327.1 sq mi) || [[Image:Mukinbudin LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Mullewa]] || [[Mullewa, Western Australia|Mullewa]] || 1911 || The Shire of Mullewa was gazetted in 1911 || 950 || 10,827.2 km² <br> (4,180.4 sq mi) || [[Image:Mullewa LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Mundaring]] || [[Mundaring, Western Australia|Mundaring]] || 1903 || The Greenmount Road Board (1903) was renamed to Mundaring in 1934. || 37,039 || 644.9 km² <br> (249.0 sq mi) || [[Image:ShireOfMundaring.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Murchison]] || No council seat || 1875 || The Murchison Road Board was gazetted in 1875. || 127 || 41,173 km² <br> (15,897.0 sq mi) || [[Image:Murchison LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Murray]] || [[Pinjarra, Western Australia|Pinjarra]] || 1887 || The Murray Road Board was gazetted in December 1887. || 12,917 || 1,710.6 km² <br> (660.5 sq mi) || [[Image:Murray LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Nannup]] || [[Nannup, Western Australia|Nannup]] || 1890 || The Lower Blackwood Road Board (renamed to Nannup Road Board in 1925) was gazetted in 1890. || 1,260 || 2,934.6 km² <br> (1,133.1 sq mi) || [[Image:Nannup LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Narembeen]] || [[Narembeen, Western Australia|Narrembeen]] || 1924 || The Narembeen Road Board was gazetted in 1924. || 908 || 3,832.9 km² <br> (1,479.9 sq mi) || [[Image:Narembeen LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Narrogin]] || [[Narrogin, Western Australia|Narrogin]] || 1892 || The Narrogin Road Board (later Shire Council) was gazetted in 1892. In 1999 and 2004, proposals to merge the council with the [[Town of Narrogin|Narrogin Town Council]] were defeated at [[referendum]] || 880 || 1,618.8 km² <BR> (625.0 sq mi) || [[Image:Narrogin shire LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Town of Narrogin]] || [[Narrogin, Western Australia|Narrogin]] || 1906 || The Narrogin Municipal Council (later Town Council) was gazetted in 1906. || 4,565 || 13.1 km² <br> (5.1 sq mi) || [[Image:Narrogin town LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[City of Nedlands]] || [[Nedlands, Western Australia|Nedlands]] || 1959 || The Claremont Road Board (1893) was renamed to Nedlands in 1932. It became a municipality (town) on [[1 March]] [[1956]], and attained city status on [[1 July]] [[1959]]. || 21,852 || 20 km² <br> (7.7 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfNedlands.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku]] || [[Warburton, Western Australia|Warburton]] || 1993 || It was formed on [[1 July]] [[1993]] following a report of the Local Government Boundaries Commission in 1992. The [[Shire of Wiluna]] was divided with the eastern area becoming the new Shire. || 1,650 || 159,948 km² <br> (61,756.3 sq mi) || [[Image:Ngaanyatjarra LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Northam]] || [[Northam, Western Australia|Northam]] || 1871 || The Northam Road Board (later Shire Council) was gazetted in 1871. Amalgamated with the [[Town of Northam]] in 2007 || 10,381 || 1,431.5 km² <br> (552.7 sq mi) || [[Image:Northam shire LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Northampton]] || [[Northampton, Western Australia|Northampton]] || 1887 || The Northampton Road Board was gazetted in 1887. || 3,412 || 13,737.8 km² <br> (5,304.2 sq mi) || [[Image:Northhampton LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Nungarin]] || [[Nungarin, Western Australia|Nungarin]] || 1921 || Initially, Nungarin was governed by the Kellerberrin Road Board. In 1911, responsibility for the area was transferred to the Merredin Road Board. In 1921, the Nungarin Road Board was gazetted, which extended north into the present [[Shire of Mount Marshall|Mount Marshall]] shire. In 1933 it lost over three-quarters of its land area with the formation of Mukinbudin Road District. || 259 || 1,163.8 km² <br> (449.3 sq mi) || [[Image:Nungarin LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Peppermint Grove]] || [[Peppermint Grove, Western Australia|Peppermint Grove]] || 1895 || The Peppermint Grove Road Board was gazetted in 1895. || 1,662 || 1.1 km² <br> (0.4 sq mi) || [[Image:ShireOfPeppermintGrove.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Perenjori]] || [[Perenjori, Western Australia|Perenjori]] || 1916 || The Perenjori-Morawa Road Board was gazetted in 1916 on land previously managed by the [[Shire of Mingenew|Upper Irwin Road Board]]. In April 1928, the entity split in two, creating the Shire of Perenjori and the [[Shire of Morawa]]. || 540 || 8,313.0 km² <br> (3,209.7 sq mi) || [[Image:Perenjori LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[City of Perth]] || [[Perth, Western Australia|Perth]] || 1856 || The City of Perth was declared on [[20 September]] [[1856]]. In 1915, it absorbed North Perth (1901) and Leederville (1895) municipalities, and on [[1 November]] [[1917]], Victoria Park was also absorbed. A year later, it absorbed territory from [[City of Stirling|Perth Road Board]] including the [[Burswood, Western Australia|Belmont Park]] racecourse. By 1962, the council had 27 members representing nine wards. On [[1 July]] [[1994]], following the passage of the City of Perth Restructuring Act (1993), the City of Perth was broken up and a revised (and significantly reduced) City of Perth, [[Town of Victoria Park]], [[Town of Cambridge]] and [[Town of Vincent]] were created. || 13,486 || 12.7 km² <br> (4.9 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfPerth.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Pingelly]] || [[Pingelly, Western Australia|Pingelly]] || 1891 || The Moorambine Road Board (1891) was renamed to Pingelly in 1913. || 1,260 || 1,294.6 km² <br> (499.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Pingelly LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Plantagenet]] || [[Mount Barker, Western Australia|Mount Barker]] || 1871 || The Plantagenet Road Board (1871) initially included a reasonably large section of the Great Southern region. || 4,775 || 4,792 km² <br> (1,850.2 sq mi) || [[Image:Plantagenet LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Town of Port Hedland]] || [[Port Hedland, Western Australia|Port Hedland]] || 1989 || Pilbara Road Board (1891 - renamed Port Hedland Road Board in 1904) became a Shire in 1961 and a Town on [[18 March]] [[1989]]. || 13,060 || 10,587 km² <br> (4,087.7sq mi) || [[Image:Port hedland LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Quairading]] || [[Quairading, Western Australia|Quairading]] || 1922 || Quairading was initially constituted as the Greenhills Road Board in 1892, covering a large area east of [[York, Western Australia|York]]. In 1913, Greenhills was broken up to form Avon, East Avon ([[Shire of Bruce Rock|Bruce Rock]]) and Kunjinn ([[Shire of Corrigin|Corrigin]]). In 1922 the Avon Road Board was renamed to Quairading. || 1,098 || 2,017.8 km² <br> (779.1 sq mi) || [[Image:Quairading LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Ravensthorpe]] || [[Ravensthorpe, Western Australia|Ravensthorpe]] || 1900 || The Phillips River Road Board was gazetted in 1900. Shire of Ravensthorpe (1961). || 2,249 || 13,551.1 km² <br> (5,232.1 sq mi) || [[Image:Ravensthorpe LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[City of Rockingham]] || [[Rockingham, Western Australia|Rockingham]] || 1988 || Rockingham Road Board was gazetted in 1897. On [[12 November]] [[1988]] it attained City status. || 91,702 || 257.1 km² <br> (99.3 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfRockingham.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Roebourne]] || [[Karratha, Western Australia|Karratha]] || 1910 || In 1887, Roebourne Municipal Council, Cossack Road Board and Roebourne Road Board were all gazetted. As the Roebourne region's population declined, the three merged into Roebourne in 1910. || 18,240 || 15,234 km² <br> (5,881.9 sq mi) || [[Image:Roebourne LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Sandstone]] || [[Sandstone, Western Australia|Sandstone]] || 1897 || The Black Range Road Board was gazetted in 1897, receiving land from North Coolgardie in 1908, and Leonora-Mount Malcolm in 1930. || 136 || 32,882.2 km² <br> (12,695.9 sq mi) || [[Image:Sandstone LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale]] || [[Mundijong, Western Australia|Mundijong]] || 1894 || The Serpentine Road Board was gazetted in December 1894, and in 1913 changed name to Serpentine-Jarrahdale. In 1977, it acquired Byford from [[City of Armadale|Armadale-Kelmscott Shire]]. || 14,914 || 905 km² <br> (349.4 sq mi) || [[Image:ShireOfSerpentine-Jarrahdale.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Shark Bay]] || [[Denham, Western Australia|Denham]] || 1904 || The Shark Bay Road Board was gazetted in 1904. || 917 || 25,423 km² <br> (9,815.9 sq mi) || [[Image:Shark bay LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[City of South Perth]] || [[South Perth, Western Australia|South Perth]] || 1959 || The South Perth Road Board was formed in 1892 and the district became a [[municipality]] (town) in 1902 and a city in 1959. || 41,572 || 19.8 km² <br> (7.6 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfSouthPerth.gif|100px]]
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|[[City of Stirling]] || [[Stirling, Western Australia|Stirling]] || 1971 || The Perth Road Board (1871) became the Shire of Perth in 1961, and gained City status in 1971. || 189,083 || 105.2 km² <br> (40.6 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfStirling.gif|100px]]
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|[[City of Subiaco]] || [[Subiaco, Western Australia|Subiaco]] || 1952 || The Subiaco Municipal Council was gazetted in 1896, and was proclaimed a city on [[1 March]] [[1952]]. || 17,835 || 7 km² <br> (2.7 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfSubiaco.gif|100px]]
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|[[City of Swan]] || [[Midland, Western Australia|Midland]] || 2000 || The City of Swan began as three entities: Guildford Municipal Council, the Helena Vale Municipal Council (later Midland Junction Municipal Council) and the Swan Road Board was gazetted. On [[1 July]] [[1961]], the Guildford and Swan areas merged into the Shire of Swan-Guildford, while Midland became the Town of Midland. They united on [[1 April]] [[1970]] as the Shire of Swan, and exactly thirty years later, on [[1 April]] [[2000]], became the City of Swan. || 100,593 || 1,043 km² <br> (402.7 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfSwan.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Tambellup]] || [[Tambellup, Western Australia|Tambellup]] || 1905 || The Tambellup Road Board was gazetted in 1905. || 702 || 1,436.3 km² <br> (554.6 sq mi) || [[Image:Tambellup LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Tammin]] || [[Tammin, Western Australia|Tammin]] || 1948 || Originally the area was governed by the Meckering Road Board (now the neighbouring [[Shire of Cunderdin]]). In 1948, the Tammin Road Board was gazetted. || 410 || 1,103.2 km² <br> (425.9 sq mi) || [[Image:Tammin LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Three Springs]] || [[Three Springs, Western Australia|Three Springs]] || 1928 || The Three Springs Road Board was gazetted in 1928. || 698 || 2,657.4 km² <br> (1,026.0 sq mi) || [[Image:Three springs LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Toodyay]] || [[Toodyay, Western Australia|Toodyay]] || 1912 || The Toodyay Road Board (1871) and Newcastle Municipal Council (1877) merged in 1912. || 4,400 || 1,693.8 km² <br> (654.0 sq mi) || [[Image:Toodyay LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Trayning]] || [[Trayning, Western Australia|Trayning]] || 1965 || Initially, the area was split between the [[Shire of Cunderdin|Meckering]] and [[Shire of Kellerberrin|Kellerberrin]] Road Districts. On [[30 June]] [[1911]], the Korrelocking Road Board was gazetted, covering Trayning, Wyalkatchem and parts of Mount Marshall and [[Shire of Dowerin|Dowerin]]. Nine monthe later it was renamed the Ninghan Road District. Wyalkatchem split away in 1920 and Ninghan in 1923, and absorbed parts of Nungarin to become Kununoppin-Trayning and Mount Marshall Road Districts. On [[1 July]] [[1961]], it became the Shire of Trayning-Kununoppin-Yelbeni following changes to the Local Government Act, and then was renamed Shire of Trayning on 10 September 1965. || 398 || 1,651.2 km² <br> (637.5 sq mi) || [[Image:Trayning LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Upper Gascoyne]] || [[Gascoyne Junction, Western Australia|Gascoyne Junction]] || 1887 || In 1887, the Upper Gascoyne Road Board was gazetted. || 335 || 57,939 km² <br> (22,370.4 sq mi) || [[Image:Upper gascoyne LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Town of Victoria Park]] || [[Victoria Park, Western Australia|Victoria Park]] || 1994 || Originally governed by a road board in 1894, it was declared a municipality in 1897. It was amalgamated into the City of Perth in 1917 after becoming unsustainable as an autonomous political entity. In 1993 the Government of Western Australia decided to split up the [[Local Government Areas in Australia|Local Government Area]] of the City of Perth, creating three additional LGA's and retain a smaller City of Perth. The new LGA's were [[Town of Vincent]], [[Town of Cambridge]] and the Town of Shepperton which was later changed to its current name. || 30,149 || 17.62 km² <br> (6.8 sq mi) || [[Image:TownOfVictoriaPark.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Victoria Plains]] || [[Calingiri, Western Australia|Calingiri]] || 1871 || In 1871, the Victoria Plains Road Board was gazetted and was responsible for an area as far north as [[Carnamah, Western Australia|Carnamah]] and east to the [[South Australia]]n border. These areas gradually obtained their own local government over the next 40 years. || 920 || 2,569 km² <br> (991.9 sq mi) || [[Image:Victoria plains LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Town of Vincent]] || [[Leederville, Western Australia|Leederville]] || 1994 || On 1 July 1994, the restructure of the [[City of Perth]] created three new local governments: the Towns of Vincent, [[Town of Cambridge|Cambridge]] and [[Town of Victoria Park|Shepperton]] (now Victoria Park), plus a smaller City of Perth. || 30,117 || 10.4 km² <br> (4.0 sq mi) || [[Image:TownOfVincent.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Wagin]] || [[Wagin, Western Australia|Wagin]] || 1961 || In 1887, the Arthur Road Board was gazetted, and was renamed to Wagin Road Board in 1905. In July 1906, the council was split in two, with Wagin Municipal Council representing the town, and Wagin Road Board the district. In 1961, they were reunited, with a new Town Ward created. || 1,933 || 1,948 km² <br> (752.1 sq mi) || [[Image:Wagin LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Wandering]] || [[Wandering, Western Australia|Wandering]] || 1874 || The Wandering Road Board was gazetted in 1874. || 387 || 1,900.8 km² <br> (733.9 sq mi) || [[Image:Wandering LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[City of Wanneroo]] || [[Wanneroo, Western Australia|Wanneroo]] || 1998 || Prior to 1902, Wanneroo was part of the Perth Road District which eventually went on to become the [[City of Stirling]]. The Wanneroo Road Board first convened in 1902, became the Shire of Wanneroo in 1961, and gained City status on [[31 October]] [[1985]]. On [[1 July]] [[1998]], it lost its coastal suburbs from [[Kinross, Western Australia|Kinross]] southwards to the new [[City of Joondalup]]. Wanneroo briefly returned to shire status but regained its city status a year later, on [[1 July]] [[1999]]. || 124,887 || 685.8 km² <br> (264.8 sq mi) || [[Image:CityOfWanneroo.gif|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Waroona]] || [[Waroona, Western Australia|Waroona]] || 1898 || The district was originally controlled by the Murray Road Board (from 1887). In 1898, the Drakesbrook Road Board was gazetted. Years after the renaming of the town, on 19 May 1961, the Drakesbrook Road Board was renamed Waroona. || 3,697 || 832.2 km² <br> (321.3 sq mi) || [[Image:Waroona LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of West Arthur]] || [[Darkan, Western Australia|Darkan]] || 1896 || In 1896, the West Arthur Road Board was gazetted. Its name is in relation to the former Arthur Road Board, renamed to [[Shire of Wagin|Wagin]] in 1905. || 890 || 2,834.2 km² <br> (1,094.3 sq mi) || [[Image:West arthur LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Westonia]] || [[Westonia, Western Australia|Westonia]] || 1916 || The Westonia Road Board was gazetted in 1916. || 230 || 3,304.4 km² <br> (1,275.8 sq mi) || [[Image:Westonia LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Wickepin]] || [[Wickepin, Western Australia|Wickepin]] || 1909 || The Wickepin Road Board was gazetted in 1909. || 746 || 2,041.6 km² <br> (788.3 sq mi) || [[Image:Wickepin LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Williams]] || [[Williams, Western Australia|Williams]] || 1871 || The Williams Road Board was gazetted in 1871. || 935 || 2,305.7 km² <br> (890.2 sq mi) || [[Image:Williams LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Wiluna]] || [[Wiluna, Western Australia|Wiluna]] || 1909 || The Wiluna Road Board was gazetted in 1909. On [[1 July]] [[1993]], the eastern half of the Shire abutting the State's border with the [[Northern Territory]] was incorporated as the [[Shire of Ngaanyatjarraku]]. || 770 || 182,155.8 km² <br> (70,330.7 sq mi) || [[Image:Wiluna LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Wongan-Ballidu]] || [[Wongan Hills, Western Australia|Wongan Hills]] || 1887 || The Melbourne Road Board (1887) was renamed to Wongan-Ballidu in 1926. || 1,440 || 3,368.7 km² <br> (1,300.7 sq mi) || [[Image:Wongan-ballidu LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Woodanilling]] || [[Woodanilling, Western Australia|Woodanilling]] || 1906 || Woodanilling was gazetted as a Road Board in 1906. || 432 || 1,129.0 km² <br> (435.9 sq mi) || [[Image:Woodanilling LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Wyalkatchem]] || [[Wyalkatchem, Western Australia|Wyalkatchem]] || 1920 || In 1920, the Wyalkatchem Road Board was gazetted out of land previously administered by the [[Shire of Trayning|Ninghan]] and [[Shire of Dowerin|Dowerin]] Road Boards. || 580 || 1,595.4 km² <br> (616.0 sq mi) || [[Image:Wyalkatchem LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley]] || [[Kununurra, Western Australia|Kununurra]] || 1887 || The East Kimberley Road Board (1887) was renamed Wyndham in 1896. It became the Wyndham-East Kimberley Shire Council on [[1 July]] [[1961]]. || 7,474 || 117,514 km² <br> (45,372.4 sq mi) || [[Image:Wyndham-east kimberley LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Yalgoo]] || [[Yalgoo, Western Australia|Yalgoo]] || 1896 || The original Yalgoo Road Board was gazetted in 1896, and merged with the [[Shire of Mullewa]] in August 1911. The Upper Murchison Road Board, gazetted in 1907, was renamed to Yalgoo in 1912. || 272 || 28,214.6 km² <br> (10,893.7 sq mi) || [[Image:Yalgoo LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of Yilgarn]] || [[Southern Cross, Western Australia|Southern Cross]] || 1918 || The Yilgarn Road Board (1891) and the Southern Cross Municipal Council (1892) merged in 1918. || 1,557 || 30,720 km² <br> (11,861.1sq mi) || [[Image:Yilgarn LGA WA.png|100px]]
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|[[Shire of York]] || [[York, Western Australia|York]] || 1965 || The York Road Board (1871) and York Municipal Council (1871) merged on [[15 March]] [[1965]]. || 3,352 || 2,132.7 km² <br> (823.4 sq mi) || [[Image:York LGA WA.png|100px]]
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