Local government administrative areas in Western Australia
Map of local government areas in Western Australia
There are 137 local government areas (LGAs) in Western Australia ,[ 1] which comprise 27 cities, 102 shires, and 8 towns that manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by the Local Government Act 1995 .[ 2] The Local Government Act 1995 also makes provision for regional local governments (referred to as "regional councils", established by two or more local governments for a particular purpose.[ 3]
There are three classifications of local government in Western Australia:
The Shire of Christmas Island and the Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands are federal external territories and covered by the Indian Ocean Territories Administration of Laws Act , which allows the Western Australian Local Government Act to apply "on-island" as though it were a Commonwealth act. Nonetheless, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands are not parts of Western Australia.
The most recent local government elections were held in 2023 .
Land was originally granted in the Swan River Colony under regulations which allowed for land commissioners to assess a tax on private allotments to fund the construction and maintenance of "roads, paths and plantations".[ 4] As the Colony began to develop, the first form of local government was established in some areas under the Towns Improvement Act of 1838.[ 5] These trusts were empowered to elect ratepayers as Trustees and assess and collect a property tax for the construction of roads. Many of these town trusts, including the Perth Town Trust , experienced severe administrative and financial difficulties, and in some cases barely functioned at all. The Guildford Town Trust lasted only a couple of years before ceasing to function until it was reconstituted in 1863.[ 6]
The District Roads Act and Municipal Institutions Act , both of 1871 improved matters by allowing for the establishment of Roads Boards and Municipal Corporations.[ 7] Municipal Corporations had the capacity to levy property taxes, pass municipal by-laws and undertake various local regulatory services previously carried out by colonial officials and other central bodies. Corporations could also establish civic institutions and facilities with the governors' consent, including libraries and botanical gardens.[ 6] Road Boards where strictly limited to the construction of roads, could not levy property taxes and depended on colonial government grants for any expenditures.
Women were permitted to be elected to Road Boards from 1911 and to Municipal Corporations from 1919.[ 8] The influence of town clerk W.E. Bold and the Greater Perth Movement around this time led to the amalgamation of inner city local governments to create a greatly expanded City of Perth until 1993, when the City was broken up once again.
The first local government department was established by the state in 1949 to guide local government authorities.[ 9] Following the war local governments increasingly expanded their services from property, health and local infrastructure (roads, drainage) to community and social services. This was termed the “New Order” at the time, and encompassed the development of community centres, infant health clinics and sporting facilities.
Only a few cities – Fremantle , Nedlands , Perth , South Perth , and Subiaco – existed prior to 1961. On 1 July 1961, all road districts became shires, and all municipalities became towns or cities.[citation needed ] This structure has continued till the present day.
In the 1970s, the scope of local government services expanded to encompass the provision of nursing homes and other forms of aged care.
During the late 1980s, and early 1990s a bi-partisan reform process led to the Local Government Act 1995 , which amongst other changes, established for the first time a clear separation of responsibility between elected councillors and local government administration. Other key changes included a significant reduction in the number of decisions requiring ministerial approval which allowed for streamlined decision-making and greater local government autonomy.
Although successive state governments have periodically promoted municipal amalgamation, only a small number of local governments have merged over the course of Western Australia's history. Historically most local governments have strongly resisted forced amalgamations[ 10] and the total number of authorities has declined only marginally over the last century. The most recent state government led effort to encourage the voluntary amalgamation of 30 metropolitan local governments into 16 was abandoned by the Barnett government in 2014.[ 11]
In 2017, the McGowan government initiated a review process to reform the Local Government Act 1995.[ 12]
The 30 metropolitan local government areas (LGAs) comprise 20 cities, 3 shires, and 7 towns.
Local government area
Council seat[ 13]
Year est.
Land area[ 14]
Population density (km² )(2022)
Population[ 15]
Notes
km²
sq mi
2021
2022
Armadale, City of
Armadale
1894
560
216
180
97,650
100,737
Armadale-Kelmscott until 1979
Bassendean, Town of
Bassendean
1901
10
4
1,605
16,505
16,601
West Guildford until 1922
Bayswater, City of
Morley
1897
35
14
2,084
71,796
72,145
Belmont, City of
Cloverdale
1898
40
15
1,111
43,873
44,258
Cambridge, Town of
Floreat
1994
22
8
1,372
29,836
30,116
Restructuring of Perth
Canning, City of
Cannington
1907
65
25
1,534
99,351
99,510
Placed under control of a Commissioner in 2012
Claremont, Town of
Claremont
1898
5
2
2,364
11,645
11,715
Cockburn, City of
Spearwood
1871
168
65
745
122,211
125,031
Fremantle RD until 1959
Cottesloe, Town of
Cottesloe
1895
3.9
2
2,152
8,246
8,297
East Fremantle, Town of
East Fremantle
1897
3.1
1
2,568
8,065
8,060
Fremantle, City of
Fremantle
1871
19
7
1,748
33,109
33,711
Gosnells, City of
Gosnells
1907
127
49
1,044
131,381
132,845
Joondalup, City of
Joondalup
1998
99
38
1,673
165,075
165,512
Restructuring of Wanneroo
Kalamunda, City of
Kalamunda
1897
324
125
189
60,803
61,229
Governed by a Commissioner until 1961
Kwinana, City of
Kwinana Town Centre
1954
120
46
412
47,658
49,457
Melville, City of
Booragoon [ 16]
1900
53
20
2,031
106,845
107,311
Mosman Park, Town of
Mosman Park
1899
4.3
2
2205
9,482
9,585
Split from Peppermint Grove RD. Buckland Hill RD 1899–1908, 1930–1937; Cottesloe Beach RD 1908–1930
Mundaring, Shire of
Mundaring
1903
643
248
61
40,541
40,506
Greenmount until 1932
Nedlands, City of
Nedlands
1893
20
8
1,170
22,984
22,977
Claremont RD until 1932
Peppermint Grove, Shire of
Peppermint Grove
1895
1.1
0
1,540
1,639
1,644
Perth, City of
Perth
1856
14
5
2,211
29,667
30,364
Rockingham, City of
Rockingham
1897
258
100
558
140,595
143,560
Serpentine–Jarrahdale, Shire of
Mundijong
1894
901
348
39
33,346
34,770
South Perth, City of
South Perth
1892
19.8
8
2,277
44,982
45,106
Stirling, City of
Stirling
1871
105
41
2,252
234,380
235,845
Shire of Perth until 1971
Subiaco, City of
Subiaco
1896
5.6
2
3,198
17,914
17,967
Swan, City of
Midland
1871
1,043
403
157
158,691
163,699
Victoria Park, Town of
Victoria Park
1994
18
7
2,153
38,312
38,361
Restructuring of Perth
Vincent, City of
Leederville
1994
11
4
378
37,865
38,433
Restructuring of Perth
Wanneroo, City of
Wanneroo
1902
683.3
264
323
216,450
220,932
Non-metropolitan LGAs [ edit ]
The 107 non-metropolitan local government areas (LGAs) comprise 7 cities, 99 shires, and 1 town .
The Shire of Christmas Island and the Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands are also included for comparison purposes.
Local government area
Council seat[ 13]
Region
Year est.
Land area[ 14]
Population [ 15]
Website
Notes
km²
sq mi
(2021)
(2022)
Albany, City of
Albany
Great Southern
1998
4,308.5
1,664
40,115
40,434
albany .wa .gov .au
Formerly:Town of Albany (1871)Shire of Albany (1871)
Ashburton, Shire of
Tom Price
Pilbara
1972
100,817
38,926
7,785
7,832
ashburton .wa .gov .au
West Pilbara until 1987. Formerly: Shire of Ashburton (1887)Shire of Tableland (1896)
Augusta–Margaret River, Shire of
Margaret River
South West
1891
2,122
819
17,298
17,889
amrsc .wa .gov .au
Augusta until 1926
Beverley, Shire of
Beverley
Wheatbelt
1871
2,371
915
1,735
1,738
beverley .wa .gov .au
Boddington, Shire of
Boddington
Peel
1903
1,905
736
1,759
1,758
boddington .wa .gov .au
Marradong until 1961
Boyup Brook, Shire of
Boyup Brook
South West
1896
2,827
1,092
1,874
1,938
boyupbrook .wa .gov .au
Upper Blackwood until 1969
Bridgetown–Greenbushes, Shire of
Bridgetown
South West
1970
1,337
516
5,376
5,527
bridgetown .wa .gov .au
Amalgamation of: Nelson RD (1887–1917), Bridgetown RD (1917–1961), Shire of Bridgetown (1961–1970); Greenbushes RD (1900–1961), Shire of Greenbushes (1961–1970)
Brookton, Shire of
Brookton
Wheatbelt
1906
1,601
618
961
955
brookton .wa .gov .au
Broome, Shire of
Broome
Kimberley
1918
54,402
21,005
18,209
18,361
broome .wa .gov .au
Broomehill–Tambellup, Shire of
Tambellup
Great Southern
2007
2,610
1,008
1,089
1,093
shirebt .wa .gov .au
Formerly:Shire of Broomehill (1892)Shire of Tambellup (1905)
Bruce Rock, Shire of
Bruce Rock
Wheatbelt
1913
2,725
1,052
1,016
1,019
brucerock .wa .gov .au
East Avon until 1918
Bunbury, City of
Bunbury
South West
1871
64
25
34,148
34,396
bunbury .wa .gov .au
City in 1979
Busselton, City of
Busselton
South West
1951
1,454
561
42,006
42,888
busselton .wa .gov .au
Amalgamation of Municipality and RD (both 1871)
Capel, Shire of
Capel
South West
1894
558
215
18,780
19,021
capel .wa .gov .au
Bunbury RD until 1907
Carnamah, Shire of
Carnamah
Mid West
1923
2,871
1,108
573
572
carnamah .wa .gov .au
Split from Irwin and Mingenew
Carnarvon, Shire of
Carnarvon
Gascoyne
1911
46,675
18,021
5,526
5,531
carnarvon .wa .gov .au
Formerly:Town of Carnarvon (1891–1965) Lower Gascoyne RD (1887–1911) Minilya RD (1893–1911)Gascoyne–Minilya RD and Shire (1911–1965)
Chapman Valley, Shire of
Nabawa
Mid West
1901
3,981
1,537
1,613
1,649
chapmanvalley .wa .gov .au
Upper Chapman until 1958
Chittering, Shire of
Bindoon
Wheatbelt
1896
1,220
471
6,100
6,301
chittering .wa .gov .au
Christmas Island, Shire of
Christmas Island
AIOT
1992
136
53
1,716
1,782[ 17]
shire .gov .cx
Federal external territory.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Shire of
Home Island
AIOT
1992
14
5
602
614[ 17]
shire .cc
Federal external territory.
Collie, Shire of
Collie
South West
1951
1,710
660
9,088
9,147
collie .wa .gov .au
Amalgamation of Municipality (1901) and RD (1900)
Coolgardie, Shire of
Coolgardie
Goldfields
1921
30,298
11,698
3,638
3,642
coolgardie .wa .gov .au
Amalgamation of Municipality (1894) and RD (1896)
Coorow, Shire of
Coorow
Mid West
1962
4,190
1,618
1,091
1,091
coorow .wa .gov .au
Split from Carnamah
Corrigin, Shire of
Corrigin
Wheatbelt
1913
2,681
1,035
1,028
1,022
corrigin .wa .gov .au
Cranbrook, Shire of
Cranbrook
Great Southern
1926
3,276
1,265
1,137
1,141
cranbrook .wa .gov .au
Cuballing, Shire of
Cuballing
Wheatbelt
1902
1,195
461
927
931
cuballing .wa .gov .au
Cue, Shire of
Cue
Mid West
1912
13,582
5,244
228
230
cue .wa .gov .au
Amalgamation of Day Dawn M. (1894) and Cue RD (1895)
Cunderdin, Shire of
Cunderdin
Wheatbelt
1894
1,862
719
1,342
1,342
cunderdin .wa .gov .au
Split from Northam, named Meckering until 1944
Dalwallinu, Shire of
Dalwallinu
Wheatbelt
1916
7,224
2,789
1,436
1,429
dalwallinu .wa .gov .au
Dandaragan, Shire of
Jurien Bay
Wheatbelt
1890
6,712
2,592
3,473
3,559
dandaragan .wa .gov .au
Dardanup, Shire of
Eaton
South West
1894
526
203
15,199
15,373
dardanup .wa .gov .au
Denmark, Shire of
Denmark
Great Southern
1911
1,860
718
6,467
6,534
denmark .wa .gov .au
Derby–West Kimberley, Shire of
Derby
Kimberley
1884
119,731
46,228
8,414
8,411
sdwk .wa .gov .au
West Kimberley until 1983
Donnybrook–Balingup, Shire of
Donnybrook
South West
1970
1,560
602
6,312
6,400
donnybrook-balingup .wa .gov .au
Formerly:Shire of Donnybrook , Preston RD until 1961 (1896)Shire of Balingup , Upper Capel RD until 1905 (1899)
Dowerin, Shire of
Dowerin
Wheatbelt
1911
1,863
719
733
732
dowerin .wa .gov .au
Dumbleyung, Shire of
Dumbleyung
Wheatbelt
1909
2,539
980
699
693
dumbleyung .wa .gov .au ]
Dundas, Shire of
Norseman
Goldfields
1929
92,886
35,863
699
697
dundas .wa .gov .au
East Pilbara, Shire of
Newman
Pilbara
1972
372,296
143,744
10,377
10,307
eastpilbara .wa .gov .au
Formerly:Shire of Marble Bar (1896)Shire of Nullagine (1898)
Esperance, Shire of
Esperance
Goldfields
1895
44,798
17,297
14,398
14,500
esperance .wa .gov .au
Absorbed municipality (1895–1908)
Exmouth, Shire of
Exmouth
Gascoyne
1964
6,488
2,505
3,205
3,313
exmouth .wa .gov .au
Gingin, Shire of
Gingin
Wheatbelt
1893
3,208
1,239
5,751
5,892
gingin .wa .gov .au
Absorbed municipality (1893–1903)
Gnowangerup, Shire of
Gnowangerup
Great Southern
1912
4,265
1,647
1,260
1,262
gnowangerup .wa .gov .au
Goomalling, Shire of
Goomalling
Wheatbelt
1927
1,835
708
985
985
goomalling .wa .gov .au
Greater Geraldton, City of
Geraldton
Mid West
2011
9,909
3,826
41,198
41,514
cgg .wa .gov .au
Formerly:City of Geraldton (1871–2007)Shire of Greenough (1951–2007)Shire of Mullewa (1911–2011)
Halls Creek, Shire of
Halls Creek
Kimberley
1887
133,046
51,369
4,041
4,102
hcshire .wa .gov .au
Kimberley Goldfields until 1915
Harvey, Shire of
Harvey
South West
1894
1,728
667
29,631
30,141
harvey .wa .gov .au
Irwin, Shire of
Dongara
Mid West
1871
2,369
915
3,771
3,795
irwin .wa .gov .au
Jerramungup, Shire of
Jerramungup
Great Southern
1982
6,511
2,514
1,196
1,196
jerramungup .wa .gov .au
Split from Gnowangerup
Kalgoorlie–Boulder, City of
Kalgoorlie
Goldfields
1989
95,500
36,873
30,674
30,697
kalbould .wa .gov .au
Formerly:Town of Kalgoorlie (1897–1989)Shire of Boulder (1969–1989)
Karratha, City of
Karratha
Pilbara
1887
15,238
5,883
23,421
23,778
karratha .wa .gov .au
Absorbed Roebourne and Cossack municipalities in 1910, was known as Shire of Roebourne until 2014
Katanning, Shire of
Katanning
Great Southern
1892
1,518
586
4,226
4,233
katanning .wa .gov .au
Kellerberrin, Shire of
Kellerberrin
Wheatbelt
1908
1,915
739
1,178
1,178
kellerberrin .wa .gov .au
Kent, Shire of
Nyabing
Great Southern
1922
5,625
2,172
506
506
kent .wa .gov .au
Nyabing–Pingrup 1955–1972
Kojonup, Shire of
Kojonup
Great Southern
1871
2,931
1,132
1,965
1,972
kojonup .wa .gov .au
Kondinin, Shire of
Kondinin
Wheatbelt
1925
7,441
2,873
872
866
kondinin .wa .gov .au
Koorda, Shire of
Koorda
Wheatbelt
1927
2,832
1,093
373
373
koorda .wa .gov .au
Kulin, Shire of
Kulin
Wheatbelt
1918
4,719
1,822
791
784
kulin .wa .gov .au
Roe until 1926
Lake Grace, Shire of
Lake Grace
Wheatbelt
1922
11,886
4,589
1,300
1,290
lakegrace .wa .gov .au
Laverton, Shire of
Laverton
Goldfields
1906
179,994
69,496
1,432
1,433
laverton .wa .gov .au
Mount Margaret until 1950, absorbed Mount Morgans M (1900–1913)
Leonora, Shire of
Leonora
Goldfields
1912
31,915
12,322
1,717
1,720
leonora .wa .gov .au
Mandurah, City of
Mandurah
Peel
1949
175
68
93,414
95,509
mandurah .wa .gov .au
City in 1990
Manjimup, Shire of
Manjimup
South West
1908
7,030
2,714
9,351
9,416
manjimup .wa .gov .au
Warren until 1925
Meekatharra, Shire of
Meekatharra
Mid West
1909
100,189
38,683
1,287
1,293
meekashire .wa .gov .au
Menzies, Shire of
Menzies
Goldfields
1912
124,115
47,921
569
570
menzies .wa .gov .au
Merredin, Shire of
Merredin
Wheatbelt
1921
3,294
1,272
3,221
3,228
merredin .wa .gov .au
Mingenew, Shire of
Mingenew
Mid West
1901
1,935
747
423
423
mingenew .wa .gov .au
Upper Irwin until 1919
Moora, Shire of
Moora
Wheatbelt
1908
3,763
1,453
2,384
2,371
moora .wa .gov .au
Split from Victoria Plains
Morawa, Shire of
Morawa
Mid West
1928
3,511
1,356
669
668
morawa .wa .gov .au
Split from Perenjori–Morawa RD
Mount Magnet, Shire of
Mount Magnet
Mid West
1901
13,858
5,351
698
701
mtmagnet .wa .gov .au
Absorbed municipality (1896–1901)
Mount Marshall, Shire of
Bencubbin
Wheatbelt
1923
10,185
3,932
467
463
mtmarshall .wa .gov .au
Mukinbudin, Shire of
Mukinbudin
Wheatbelt
1933
3,427
1,323
593
587
mukinbudin .wa .gov .au
Murchison, Shire of
Murchison
Mid West
1875
45,046
17,392
108
108
murchison .wa .gov .au
Murray, Shire of
Pinjarra
Peel
1887
1,706
659
18,641
19,104
murray .wa .gov .au
Nannup, Shire of
Nannup
South West
1890
3,054
1,179
1,574
1,586
nannup .wa .gov .au
Lower Blackwood until 1925
Narembeen, Shire of
Narembeen
Wheatbelt
1925
3,809
1,471
820
821
narembeen .wa .gov .au
Narrogin, Shire of
Narrogin
Wheatbelt
1892
1,631
630
4,937
4,953
narrogin .wa .gov .au
Absorbed Town of Narrogin (1906–2016)
Ngaanyatjarraku, Shire of
Warburton
Goldfields
1993
159,816
61,705
1,476
1,478
ngaanyatjarraku .wa .gov .au
Northam, Shire of
Northam
Wheatbelt
1871
1,431
553
11,810
11,940
northam .wa .gov .au
Absorbed Town of Northam (1879–2007)
Northampton, Shire of
Northampton
Mid West
1871
12,544
4,843
3,335
3,332
northampton .wa .gov .au
Mines RD until 1887
Nungarin, Shire of
Nungarin
Wheatbelt
1921
1,166
450
263
261
nungarin .wa .gov .au
Perenjori, Shire of
Perenjori
Mid West
1916
8,301
3,205
652
651
perenjori .wa .gov .au
Perenjori–Morawa until 1928
Pingelly, Shire of
Pingelly
Wheatbelt
1891
1,295
500
1,072
1,067
pingelly .wa .gov .au
Moorumbine until 1913
Plantagenet, Shire of
Mount Barker
Great Southern
1871
4,877
1,883
5,534
5,590
plantagenet .wa .gov .au
Port Hedland, Town of
Port Hedland
Pilbara
1891
18,417
7,111
16,660
16,987
porthedland .wa .gov .au
Pilbara until 1904. Town 1989
Quairading, Shire of
Quairading
Wheatbelt
1913
2,017
779
982
983
quairading .wa .gov .au
Avon until 1922
Ravensthorpe, Shire of
Ravensthorpe
Goldfields
1900
9,842
3,800
2,157
2,190
ravensthorpe .wa .gov .au
Phillips River until 1961
Sandstone, Shire of
Sandstone
Mid West
1897
32,605
12,589
117
117
sandstone .wa .gov .au
Black Range until 1961
Shark Bay, Shire of
Denham
Gascoyne
1904
24,201
9,344
1,069
1,076
sharkbay .wa .gov .au
Tammin, Shire of
Tammin
Wheatbelt
1948
1,102
425
401
402
tammin .wa .gov .au
Split from Cunderdin
Three Springs, Shire of
Three Springs
Mid West
1928
2,657
1,026
587
587
threesprings .wa .gov .au
Toodyay, Shire of
Toodyay
Wheatbelt
1912
1,692
653
4,713
4,812
toodyay .wa .gov .au
Amalgamation of Newcastle M (1877) and Toodyay RD (1871)
Trayning, Shire of
Trayning
Wheatbelt
1911
1,651
637
307
304
trayning .wa .gov .au
Upper Gascoyne, Shire of
Gascoyne Junction
Gascoyne
1887
57,810
22,321
180
187
uppergascoyne .wa .gov .au
Victoria Plains, Shire of
Calingiri
Wheatbelt
1871
2,551
985
832
827
victoriaplains .wa .gov .au
Wagin, Shire of
Wagin
Wheatbelt
1887
1,946
751
1,802
1,811
wagin .wa .gov .au
Arthur until 1905. Absorbed municipality (1906–1961)
Wandering, Shire of
Wandering
Wheatbelt
1874
1,904
735
551
548
wandering .wa .gov .au
Waroona, Shire of
Waroona
Peel
1898
832
321
4,357
4,405
waroona .wa .gov .au
Drakesbrook until 1961
West Arthur, Shire of
Darkan
Wheatbelt
1896
2,832
1,093
795
799
westarthur .wa .gov .au
Westonia, Shire of
Westonia
Wheatbelt
1916
3,319
1,281
255
252
westonia .wa .gov .au
Wickepin, Shire of
Wickepin
Wheatbelt
1909
2,041
788
712
706
wickepin .wa .gov .au
Williams, Shire of
Williams
Wheatbelt
1871
2,305
890
1,050
1,055
williams .wa .gov .au
Wiluna, Shire of
Wiluna
Goldfields
1909
181,297
69,999
570
572
wiluna .wa .gov .au
Wongan–Ballidu, Shire of
Wongan Hills
Wheatbelt
1887
3,365
1,299
1,338
1,339
wongan .wa .gov .au
Melbourne until 1926
Woodanilling, Shire of
Woodanilling
Great Southern
1906
1,129
436
468
469
woodanilling .wa .gov .au
Wyalkatchem, Shire of
Wyalkatchem
Wheatbelt
1920
1,595
616
484
484
wyalkatchem .wa .gov .au
Wyndham East Kimberley, Shire of
Kununurra
Kimberley
1887
112,066
43,269
8,053
8,058
swek .wa .gov .au
East Kimberley until 1896, Wyndham until 1961
Yalgoo, Shire of
Yalgoo
Mid West
1907
27,950
10,792
364
365
yalgoo .wa .gov .au
Upper Murchison until 1912
Yilgarn, Shire of
Southern Cross
Wheatbelt
1891
30,429
11,749
1,206
1,196
yilgarn .wa .gov .au
Absorbed Southern Cross M (1892–1918)
York, Shire of
York
Wheatbelt
1871
2,132
823
3,553
3,565
york .wa .gov .au
Absorbed Town of York (1871–1965)
Currently, Western Australia has ten regional councils. Each regional council comprises two or more local government areas (LGAs).
Metropolitan regional councils [ edit ]
Non-metropolitan regional councils [ edit ]
Bunbury Harvey Regional Council – 2 LGAs (1 city and 1 shire )[ 24]
Murchison Regional Vermin Council – 5 LGAs (5 shires)[ 25]
Pilbara Regional Council – 4 LGAs (1 city , 2 shires, and 1 town )[ 26]
Warren Blackwood Alliance of Councils – 5 LGAs (5 shires)[ 27]
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^ "Local Government Act 1995" . Retrieved 26 July 2011 .
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^ District Roads Act 1871.
^ "History" . Western Australia Local Government Association . Retrieved 7 October 2020 .
^ Committee for Perth (September 2009) ‘Successful’ Metropolitan Local Government Models: Potential Lessons for Perth
^ Consolidation in Local Government: A Fresh Look (May 2011), p16
^ Foster, Brendan; Riddell, Alex (8 February 2015). "Council mergers scrapped after ratepayer polls" . WA Today .
^ "Local Government Act Review" . Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries . 25 June 2019.
^ a b Department of Health. "Local Government contacts" . Retrieved 26 July 2009 .
^ a b "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18: Population Estimates by Local Government Area (ASGS 2018), 2017 to 2018" . Australian Bureau of Statistics . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 27 March 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019 . Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018.
^ a b "Regional population, 2021-22 financial year | Australian Bureau of Statistics" . www.abs.gov.au . 31 August 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024 .
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^ a b "ERP by SA2 and above (ASGS 2016), 2001 onwards" . ABS.Stat . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 27 March 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019 .
^ "Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^ "Mindarie Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^ "Rivers Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^ "Southern Metropolitan Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^ "Tamala Park Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^ "Western Metropolitan Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^ "Bunbury Harvey Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^ "Murchison Regional Vermin Council" . Retrieved 3 August 2017 .
^ "Pilbara Regional Council" . Retrieved 19 April 2016 .
^ "Warren Blackwood Alliance of Councils" . Retrieved 20 September 2022 .