Shire of Cranbrook

Shire of Cranbrook
Western Australia
Shire of Cranbrook; Western Australia
	Cranbrook shire offices, 2018
	Location in Western Australia
Population	1,089 (2016 census)
• Density	0.33234/km2 (0.8607/sq mi)
Established	1926
Area	3,276.8 km2 (1,265.2 sq mi)
President	Twynam Cunningham
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 (199 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. 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[]

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

East Ward
Central Ward
West Ward

Towns and localities[]

Heritage-listed places[]

As of 2021, 35 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Cranbrook,^[3] 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.^[4]

References[]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cranbrook (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ "Shire of Cranbrook Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
^ "Shire of Cranbrook State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 9 February 2021.