Shire of Carnamah

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Carnamah, Western Australia.

The Shire of Carnamah is a local government area located in the Mid West region of Western Australia, about 310 kilometres (193 mi) north of Perth, the state capital, and about 181 kilometres (112 mi) south of the city of Geraldton. The Shire covers an area of 2,876 square kilometres (1,110 sq mi) and its seat of government is the town of Carnamah.

Shire of Carnamah Western Australia
Carnamah Shire Hall, 2007
Location in Western Australia
Population	552 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established	1923
Area	2,876.4 km2 (1,110.6 sq mi)
Shire President	Merle Isbister
Council seat	Carnamah
Region	Mid West
State electorate(s)	Moore
Federal division(s)	Durack
Website	Shire of Carnamah
LGAs around Shire of Carnamah: Irwin Three Springs Perenjori Indian Ocean Shire of Carnamah Perenjori Indian Ocean Coorow Coorow

History

The Carnamah Road District was formed out of land previously managed by the Irwin and Mingenew Road Boards on 24 August 1923. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the Local Government Act 1960. On 19 April 1962, it lost three-fifths of its area when the Shire of Coorow was created.^[2]

The Shire of Carnamah has seven elected Councillors. Councillors are elected by residents of the Shire and represent the whole Shire.

The President and Deputy President are elected by the Councillors after every election.

Elections are held in October every two years and half of the Council is due for re-election.^[3]

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Carnamah with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[4][5]

Locality	Population	Area	Map
Carnamah	407 (SAL 2021)[6]	1,464.2 km2 (565.3 sq mi)
Eneabba	142 (SAL 2021)[7]	1,407.6 km2 (543.5 sq mi)

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1933 1,373 —     1947 1,025 −2.07% 1954 1,741 +7.86% 1961 1,701 −0.33% 1966 996 −10.15% 1971 925 −1.47% 1976 1,411 +8.81% 1981 1,245 −2.47%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1986 1,418 +2.64% 1991 1,148 −4.14% 1996 1,039 −1.98% 2001 850 −3.94% 2006 749 −2.50% 2011 546 −6.13% 2016 548 +0.07% 2021 552 +0.15%

Heritage-listed places

Main article: List of heritage places in the Shire of Carnamah

As of 2023, 70 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Carnamah,^[8] of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Macpherson Homestead.^[9] The homestead, which was State Heritage-listed in April 1995, dates back to 1870.