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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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 PresidentPhil Horrocks
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[edit]

The Cranbrook Road District was gazetted on 14 May 1926 out of parts of the Plantagenet and Tambellup road districts. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following changes to the Local Government Act, which reformed all remaining road boards into shires.[2]

Wards[edit]

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

  • East Ward
  • Central Ward
  • West Ward

Towns and localities[edit]

The towns and localities of the Shire of Cranbrook with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[3][4]

Locality Population Area Map
Cranbrook 505 (SAL 2021)[5] 1,206.7 km2 (465.9 sq mi) Map
Frankland River 353 (SAL 2021)[6][7] 3.3, 1,391.9 km2 (1.3, 537.4 sq mi) Map
Stirling Range National Park * 0 (SAL 2016)[8][9] 1,121.3 km2 (432.9 sq mi) Map
Tenterden 240 (SAL 2021)[10] 414.5 km2 (160.0 sq mi) Map
  • ( * indicates locality is only partially located within this shire)

Heritage-listed places[edit]

As of 2023, 35 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Cranbrook,[11] 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.[12]

References[edit]

  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. ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  3. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  4. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 4 January 2023.
  5. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cranbrook (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Frankland River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 7 August 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Frankland River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stirling Range National Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Stirling Range National Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tenterden (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ "Shire of Cranbrook Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Shire of Cranbrook State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.

External links[edit]

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