Shire of Murray

This article is about the Western Australian Shire of Murray. For the New South Wales shire, see Murray Shire.

Shire of Murray Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Population:	15,401(2010)[1]
Established:	1887
Area:	1710.6 km² (660.5 sq mi)
Mayor:	N H (Noel) Nancarrow
Council Seat:	Pinjarra
Region:	Peel region Outer Mandurah
State District:	Murray-Wellington
Federal Division:	Canning
Website: http://www.murray.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Murray: Rockingham Serpentine- Jarrahdale Wandering Mandurah Shire of Murray Boddington Waroona Waroona Boddington

The Shire of Murray is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of 1,711 square kilometres (661 sq mi) just beyond metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It lies about 80 km south of the Perth central business district. The Shire of Murray had a population of 11,969 as at the 2006 census.

History

The Murray Road Board was gazetted in December 1887. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Murray.

Wards

The shire has been divided into 6 wards.

• Pinjarra Ward (3 councillors)
• North West Ward (2 councillors)
• North Ward (1 councillor)
• West Ward (4 councillors)
• South Ward (1 councillor)
• East Ward (1 councillor)

Suburbs and towns

Bold denotes major settlements

Banksiadale Barragup Blythewood Birchmont Carcoola Chadoora Coolup Dwellingup

Etmilyn Fairbridge Furnissdale Holyoake Inglehope Keralup Kooljerrenup Marrinup Meelon

Myara Nambeelup Nirimba North Dandalup North Yunderup Oakley Pinjarra (seat) Point Grey

Ravenswood Solus South Yunderup Stake Hill Teesdale West Coolup West Pinjarra Whittaker

Population

Year	Population
1911	2,199
1921	3,400
1933	4,060
1947	4,118
1954	3,897
1961	3,592
1966	3,329
1971	4,061
1976	5,035
1981	6,306
1986	6,634
1991	8,157
1996	9,144
2001	10,035
2006	11,969

• At the 1954 census, Mandurah, which had seceded from Murray, had a population of 1,687.

Notes

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10 - Western Australia". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2009-10~Main+Features~Western+Australia?OpenDocument. Retrieved 10 May 2010. 

External links

• Shire of Murray website

Coordinates: 32°37′48″S 115°52′16″E / 32.630°S 115.871°E / -32.630; 115.871