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City of Karratha

The City of Karratha is one of the four local government areas in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. It covers an area of 15,882 square kilometres (6,132 sq mi) and had a population of about 21,500 as at the 2016 Census, most of which is located in its seat of government, the city of Karratha, and the major towns. It was formerly known as the Shire of Roebourne but was renamed and granted city status on 1 July 2014.[3][4]

City of Karratha
Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Map
Population22,199 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established1910
Area15,235.8 km2 (5,882.6 sq mi)
MayorDaniel Scott[2]
Council seatKarratha
RegionPilbara
State electorate(s)Pilbara
Federal division(s)Durack
WebsiteCity of Karratha
LGAs around City of Karratha:
Indian Ocean Indian Ocean Port Hedland
Indian Ocean City of Karratha Port Hedland
Ashburton Ashburton Port Hedland

History edit

The City of Karratha originated as the Roebourne Road District, which was established on 6 January 1887. The towns of Roebourne and Cossack were both excised as their own municipalities on 1 December 1887, forming the Municipality of Roebourne and Municipality of Cossack. As the region's population declined, both the Roebourne and Cossack municipalities merged back into the road district in 1910, Roebourne on 11 March and then Cossack on 13 August.[5]

On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Roebourne under the Local Government Act 1960.[5] On 1 July 2014 it was granted city status and renamed the City of Karratha.[3][4]

Wards edit

The city is divided into eleven wards:[6]

  • Karratha (eight councillors)
  • Dampier (one councillors)
  • Wickham-Point Samson-Roebourne-Cossack-Pastoral (two councillors)

Towns, suburbs and localities edit

The towns, suburbs and localities of the City of Karratha with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[7][8]

Locality Population Area Map
Antonymyre 0 (SAL 2016)[9][10] 60.6 km2 (23.4 sq mi)  
Balla Balla 8 (SAL 2021)[11] 242.4 km2 (93.6 sq mi)  
Baynton 4,496 (SAL 2021)[12] 2.8 km2 (1.1 sq mi)  
Bulgarra 2,990 (SAL 2021)[13] 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)  
Burrup 0 (SAL 2021)[14] 114.6 km2 (44.2 sq mi)  
Cleaverville 8 (SAL 2021)[15] 26.8 km2 (10.3 sq mi)  
Cooya Pooya 0 (SAL 2021)[16] 174.9 km2 (67.5 sq mi)  
Cossack 14 (SAL 2021)[17] 67.7 km2 (26.1 sq mi)  
Dampier 1,282 (SAL 2021)[18][19] 10.5 km2 (4.1 sq mi)  
Dampier Archipelago 0 (SAL 2016)[20][21] 2,936.9 km2 (1,133.9 sq mi)  
Gap Ridge 175 (SAL 2021)[22] 66.9 km2 (25.8 sq mi)  
Gnoorea 5 (SAL 2021)[23] 13.6 km2 (5.3 sq mi)  
Karratha City Centre 98 (SAL 2021)[24] 0.5 km2 (0.19 sq mi)  
Karratha Industrial Estate 163 (SAL 2021)[25] 11.8 km2 (4.6 sq mi)  
Maitland 12 (SAL 2021)[26] 2,546.9 km2 (983.4 sq mi)  
Mardie 609 (SAL 2021)[27] 3,890.3 km2 (1,502.1 sq mi)  
Millars Well 2,104 (SAL 2021)[28] 3.4 km2 (1.3 sq mi)  
Mount Anketell 0 (SAL 2016)[29][30] 254.8 km2 (98.4 sq mi)  
Mulataga 0 (SAL 2016)[31][32] 15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi)  
Nickol 4,938 (SAL 2021)[33] 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)  
Pegs Creek 2,050 (SAL 2021)[34] 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi)  
Point Samson 249 (SAL 2021)[35] 359.8 km2 (138.9 sq mi)  
Roebourne 975 (SAL 2021)[36] 175.8 km2 (67.9 sq mi)  
Sherlock 0 (SAL 2021)[37] 6,399.4 km2 (2,470.8 sq mi)  
Stove Hill 6 (SAL 2021)[38] 32.7 km2 (12.6 sq mi)  
Whim Creek 5 (SAL 2021)[39] 30.3 km2 (11.7 sq mi)  
Wickham 2,022 (SAL 2021)[40] 24.1 km2 (9.3 sq mi)  

Heritage-listed places edit

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Karratha

As of 2023, 122 places are heritage-listed in the City of Karratha,[41] of which 30 are on the State Register of Heritage Places. Of those, 18 are located in Cossack and ten are in Roebourne; with the only two outside those two locations being the Cooya Pooya Station and the De Grey - Mullewa Stock Route.[42]

References edit

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Karratha (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Karratha". www.elections.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Electoral Commission. 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "City of Karratha born as Shire of Roebourne in WA's Pilbara officially changes status". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Local Government (Roebourne - Change of Designation and Name of District) Order 2014". Government Gazette of Western Australia. State Law Publisher. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Wards and boundaries". City of Karratha. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  7. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Antonymyre (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.  
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Antonymyre (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Balla Balla (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Baynton (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bulgarra (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  14. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Burrup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cleaverville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cooya Pooya (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  17. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cossack (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  18. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dampier (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  19. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dampier (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021.  
  20. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dampier Archipelago (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.  
  21. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dampier Archipelago (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  22. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gap Ridge (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  23. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gnoorea (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  24. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Karratha (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  25. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Karratha Industrial Estate (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  26. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Maitland (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  27. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mardie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  28. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Millars Well (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  29. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Anketell (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.  
  30. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mount Anketell (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  31. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mulataga (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.  
  32. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Mulataga (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  33. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nickol (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  34. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pegs Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  35. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Point Samson (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  36. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Roebourne (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  37. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sherlock (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  38. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stove Hill (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  39. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Whim Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  40. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wickham (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  41. ^ "City of Karratha Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  42. ^ "City of Karratha State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 24 February 2023.

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