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Shire of Cranbrook

Coordinates: 34°17′49″S 117°33′14″E / 34.297°S 117.554°E / -34.297; 117.554
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This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Cranbrook, Western Australia.

Shire of Cranbrook
Western Australia
Cranbrook shire offices, 2018
Location in Western Australia
Map
Population1,100 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established1926
Area3,276.8 km2 (1,265.2 sq mi)
Shire PresidentGeorge Pollard
Council seatCranbrook
RegionGreat Southern
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor
WebsiteShire of Cranbrook
LGAs around Shire of Cranbrook:
Boyup Brook Kojonup Broomehill-Tambellup
Manjimup Shire of Cranbrook Gnowangerup
Manjimup Plantagenet Plantagenet

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.

History

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The 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

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The 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

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The shire is divided into 3 wards, each with 3 councillors:

  • East Ward
  • Central Ward
  • West Ward

Towns and localities

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The 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
Cranbrook 505 (SAL 2021)[9] 1,206.7 km2 (465.9 sq mi) Map
Frankland River 353 (SAL 2021)[10] 1,391.9 km2 (537.4 sq mi) Map
Stirling Range National Park * ‡ 0 (SAL 2021)[11] 1,121 km2 (433 sq mi) Map
Tenterden 240 (SAL 2021)[12] 414.5 km2 (160.0 sq mi) Map
  • ( * indicates locality is only partially located within this shire)
  • ( ‡ indicates boundaries of national park and locality are not identical)

Heritage-listed places

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Main article: List of heritage places in the Shire of Cranbrook

As 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

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cranbrook (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Kaneang (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Koreng (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  7. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  8. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cranbrook (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Frankland River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 7 August 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stirling Range National Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tenterden (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "Shire of Cranbrook Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  14. ^ "Shire of Cranbrook State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
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