Shire of Laverton
Local government area in Western Australia
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The Shire of Laverton is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about 370 kilometres (230 mi) northeast of the city of Kalgoorlie and about 950 kilometres (590 mi) east-northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 179,798 square kilometres (69,420 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Laverton.
Shire of Laverton | |||||||||||||
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Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||
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 Interactive map of Shire of Laverton | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Goldfields-Esperance | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Laverton | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Shire President | Patrick Hill | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 179,797.8 km2 (69,420.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,333 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Laverton | ||||||||||||
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History
The Mount Margaret Road District was gazetted on 17 August 1906. It absorbed the Municipality of Mount Morgans on 28 February 1913. On 13 November 1925, it absorbed some land from neighbouring road districts, most notably Lawlers.[2]
It was renamed the Laverton Road District on 20 January 1950.[3] It was made a shire on 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[2]
The residents of the Shire are represented by 7 Councillors.
Towns and localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Laverton with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[4][5]
| Suburb | Population | Area | Map |
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| Bandya | 275 (SAL 2021)[6] | 7,056.8 km2 (2,724.6 sq mi) |  |
| Beadell | 0 (SAL 2016)[7][8] | 72,937.6 km2 (28,161.4 sq mi) |  |
| Cosmo Newbery | 143 (SAL 2021)[9] | 12,245.8 km2 (4,728.1 sq mi) |  |
| Laverton | 907 (SAL 2021)[10] | 11,482.3 km2 (4,433.3 sq mi) |  |
| Lake Wells | 0 (SAL 2021)[11] | 30,082.6 km2 (11,615.0 sq mi) |  |
| Neale | 0 (SAL 2016)[12][13] | 45,902.8 km2 (17,723.2 sq mi) |  |
Ghost towns
Ghost towns of the Shire of Laverton:
