Shire of Cranbrook

Shire of Cranbrook
Western Australia
Shire of Cranbrook; Western Australia
	Cranbrook shire offices, 2018
	Location in Western Australia
Population	1,100 (LGA 2021)
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
Website	Shire of Cranbrook
	LGAs around Shire of Cranbrook:

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

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

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

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

East Ward
Central Ward
West Ward

Towns and localities

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
Cranbrook	505 (SAL 2021)^[9]	1,206.7 km² (465.9 sq mi)
Frankland River	353 (SAL 2021)^[10]	1,391.9 km² (537.4 sq mi)
Stirling Range National Park * ‡	0 (SAL 2021)^[11]	1,121 km² (433 sq mi)
Tenterden	240 (SAL 2021)^[12]	414.5 km² (160.0 sq mi)

( * indicates locality is only partially located within this shire)
( ‡ indicates boundaries of national park and locality are not identical)

Heritage-listed places

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

^ 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.

External links

Official website

34°17′49″S 117°33′14″E / 34.297°S 117.554°E / -34.297; 117.554

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cranbrook (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[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.

[mbar-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.

[10] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Frankland River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 7 August 2022.

[11] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stirling Range National Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[12] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tenterden (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[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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Shire of Kent	Chinocup Kwobrup Moornaming Nyabing Pingrup
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Shire of Woodanilling	Beaufort River Boyerine Cartmeticup Glencoe Kenmare Westwood Woodanilling
^* Indicates locality or town is only partially located within this local government area

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