Shire of Cranbrook
Local government area in Western Australia
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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.
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Shire of Cranbrook | |||||||||||||
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Cranbrook shire offices, 2018 | |||||||||||||
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 Interactive map of Shire of Cranbrook | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Great Southern | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1926 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Cranbrook | ||||||||||||
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| • Shire President | George Pollard | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 3,276.8 km2 (1,265.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,100 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Cranbrook | ||||||||||||
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History
Indigenous people
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]
- ( * 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]
