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{{Use Australian English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
{{Infobox Australian place | type = lga
| name = Shire of Augusta Margaret River
| name = Shire of Augusta Margaret River
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| image_upright = 0.81
| image_upright = 0.81
| caption = Location in [[Western Australia]]
| caption = Location in [[Western Australia]]
| pop = 14,258
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 8
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop = <!--leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata-->
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA50280 |name=Augusta Margaret River (S) |accessdate=26 November 2017 |quick=on}}</ref>
| area = 2242.6
| area = 2242.6
| est = 1891
| est = 1891
| seat = [[Margaret River, Western Australia|Margaret River]]
| seat = [[Margaret River, Western Australia|Margaret River]]
| mayor = Julia Meldrum<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.wa.gov.au/elections/local/election#/4b5bb626-1be6-479e-95da-471446ac825e/Augusta-Margaret%20River |title=2023 Ordinary Election - Augusta-Margaret River |last= |first= |date=2023 |website=www.elections.wa.gov.au |publisher=[[Western Australian Electoral Commission]] |access-date=5 November 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
| mayor = Ian Earl
| mayortitle = Shire President
| mayortitle = Shire President
| region = [[South West (Western Australia)|South West]]
| region = [[South West (Western Australia)|South West]]
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==History==
==History==

It was first gazetted as the '''Augusta Road District''' on 16 April 1891 and was renamed to '''Augusta-Margaret River Road District''' on 10 September 1926. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the ''Local Government Act 1960''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boundaries.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/documents//2011_municipal_boundary_amendment_register_web.pdf|title=Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 4.0)|publisher=Western Australian Electoral Commission|date=31 July 2011|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref> In 2017 it abolished its system of wards for electing councillors.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.margaretrivermail.com.au/story/4450530/shire-moves-to-no-wards-system/|title=Council votes to abolish multiple electoral wards|work=Augusta-Margaret River Mail|first=Nicky|last=Lefebvre|date=6 February 2017|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>
It was first gazetted as the '''Augusta Road District''' on 16 April 1891 and was renamed to '''Augusta-Margaret River Road District''' on 10 September 1926. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the ''Local Government Act 1960''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boundaries.wa.gov.au/sites/default/files/content/documents//2011_municipal_boundary_amendment_register_web.pdf|title=Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 4.0)|publisher=Western Australian Electoral Commission|date=31 July 2011|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref> In 2017 it abolished its system of wards for electing councillors.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.margaretrivermail.com.au/story/4450530/shire-moves-to-no-wards-system/|title=Council votes to abolish multiple electoral wards|work=Augusta-Margaret River Mail|first=Nicky|last=Lefebvre|date=6 February 2017|access-date=27 October 2019}}</ref>


==Towns and localities==
==2023 election results==
{{excerpt|Results of the 2023 Western Australian local elections|section=Augusta–Margaret River}}


==Indigenous people==
;Towns
The majority of the Shire of Augusta–Margaret River is located on the traditional land of the [[Wardandi]] people,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au/language-region-wardandi |title=Wardandi |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au |publisher=[[University of Western Australia]] |access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/collection/archives/language_groups/wardandi |title=Wardandi (WA) |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=www.samuseum.sa.gov.au |publisher=[[South Australian Museum]] |access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref> except for the eastern part of the shire which is located on the land of the [[Bibulman]] (also spelled Pibelmen) people, both of the [[Noongar]] nation.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au/language-region-pibelmen |title=Pibelmen |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au |publisher=[[University of Western Australia]] |access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.samuseum.sa.gov.au/collection/archives/language_groups/pibelmen |title=Pibelmen (WA) |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=www.samuseum.sa.gov.au |publisher=[[South Australian Museum]] |access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia |title=Map of Indigenous Australia |author=<!--Not stated--> |website=aiatsis.gov.au |publisher=[[Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies]] |access-date=13 August 2023}}</ref>
* [[Augusta, Western Australia|Augusta]]
* [[Cowaramup, Western Australia|Cowaramup]]
* [[Flinders Bay]]
* [[Gracetown, Western Australia|Gracetown]]
* [[Karridale, Western Australia|Karridale]]
* [[Kudardup, Western Australia|Kudardup]]
* [[Margaret River, Western Australia|Margaret River]]
* [[Witchcliffe, Western Australia|Witchcliffe]]


==Towns and localities==
;Localities
The towns and localities of the Shire of Augusta–Margaret River with population and size figures based on the [[most recent Australian census|most recent]] [[Census in Australia|Australian census]]:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/ |title=SLIP Map |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=maps.slip.wa.gov.au |publisher=[[Landgate]] |access-date=28 January 2023 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://nationalmap.gov.au/ |title=NationalMap |author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=nationalmap.gov.au |publisher=[[Geoscience Australia]] |access-date=28 January 2023 |quote=}}</ref>
* [[Alexandra Bridge, Western Australia|Alexandra Bridge]]
{| class="wikitable sortable"
* [[Baudin, Western Australia|Baudin]]
!Locality
* [[Boranup, Western Australia|Boranup]]
!data-sort-type=number|Population
* [[Bramley, Western Australia|Bramley]]
!data-sort-type=number|Area
* [[Burnside, Western Australia|Burnside]]
!Map
* [[Courtenay, Western Australia|Courtenay]]
|-
* [[Deepdene, Western Australia|Deepdene]]
| [[Alexandra Bridge, Western Australia|Alexandra Bridge]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4720594}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q4720594}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q4720594|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
* [[East Augusta, Western Australia|East Augusta]]
|-
* [[Forest Grove, Western Australia|Forest Grove]]
| [[Augusta, Western Australia|Augusta]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q81200}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q81200}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q81200|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
* [[Gnarabup, Western Australia|Gnarabup]]
|-
* [[Hamelin Bay, Western Australia|Hamelin Bay]]
| [[Baudin, Western Australia|Baudin]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q31440667}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q31440667}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q31440667|zoom=9|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
* [[Leeuwin, Western Australia|Leeuwin]]
|-
* [[Molloy Island (Western Australia)|Molloy Island]]
| [[Boranup, Western Australia|Boranup]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4944297}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q4944297}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q4944297|zoom=10|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
* [[Nillup, Western Australia|Nillup]]
|-
* [[Osmington, Western Australia|Osmington]]
| [[Bramley, Western Australia|Bramley]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q53516653}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q53516653}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q53516653|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
* [[Prevelly, Western Australia|Prevelly]]
|-
* [[Redgate, Western Australia|Redgate]]
| [[Burnside, Western Australia|Burnside]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q55448662}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q55448662}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q55448662|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
* [[Rosa Brook, Western Australia|Rosa Brook]]
|-
* [[Rosa Glen, Western Australia|Rosa Glen]]
| [[Courtenay, Western Australia|Courtenay]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q55448649}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q55448649}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q55448649|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
* [[Schroeder, Western Australia|Schroeder]]
|-
* [[Scott River, Western Australia|Scott River]]
| [[Cowaramup, Western Australia|Cowaramup]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q1955879}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q1955879}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q1955879|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
* [[Treeton, Western Australia|Treeton]]
|-
* [[Warner Glen, Western Australia|Warner Glen]]
| [[Deepdene, Western Australia|Deepdene]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q55807672}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q55807672}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q55807672|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[East Augusta, Western Australia|East Augusta]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q53516738}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q53516738}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q53516738|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Forest Grove, Western Australia|Forest Grove]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q21890835}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q21890835}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q21890835|zoom=10|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Gnarabup, Western Australia|Gnarabup]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q31434622}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q31434622}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q31434622|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Gracetown, Western Australia|Gracetown]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q136173}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q136173}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q136173|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Hamelin Bay, Western Australia|Hamelin Bay]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q128411}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q128411}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q128411|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Karridale, Western Australia|Karridale]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q21888483}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q21888483}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q21888483|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Kudardup, Western Australia|Kudardup]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q21888794}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q21888794}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q21888794|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Leeuwin, Western Australia|Leeuwin]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q30903722}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q30903722}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q30903722|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Margaret River, Western Australia|Margaret River]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q74033}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q74033}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q74033|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Molloy Island, Western Australia|Molloy Island]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q31431922}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q31431922}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q31431922|zoom=12|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Nillup, Western Australia|Nillup]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q53122204}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q53122204}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q53122204|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Osmington, Western Australia|Osmington]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q31431833}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q31431833}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q31431833|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Prevelly, Western Australia|Prevelly]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7242347}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q7242347}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q7242347|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Redgate, Western Australia|Redgate]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q38083374}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q38083374}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q38083374|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Rosa Brook, Western Australia|Rosa Brook]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q21885090}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q21885090}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q21885090|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Rosa Glen, Western Australia|Rosa Glen]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q31431683}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q31431683}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q31431683|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Schroeder, Western Australia|Schroeder]] * || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q55448651}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q55448651}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q55448651|zoom=9|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Scott River, Western Australia|Scott River]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q38081717}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q38081717}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q38081717|zoom=10|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Treeton, Western Australia|Treeton]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q55807673}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q55807673}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q55807673|zoom=10|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Warner Glen, Western Australia|Warner Glen]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q55448650}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q55448650}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q55448650|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Witchcliffe, Western Australia|Witchcliffe]] || {{#invoke:PopulationFromWikidata | ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q8027883}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q8027883}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q8027883|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|-
| [[Yebble, Western Australia|Yebble]] || {{ref|A1|[1]}} || {{cvt |input=P2046 |qid=Q109408659}} || {{Infobox mapframe|id=Q109408659|zoom=11|mapframe=yes|wikidata=yes}}
|}
*<small>(* indicates locality is only partially located within this shire)</small>

===Notes===
{{refbegin}}
* {{note|A1|[1]}} Locality was created in 2021, the year of the census; no population data is available.
{{refend}}


==Population==
==Population==
The historical figures for the population of the shire have been recorded in the census as follows:<ref name="Census2016"/><ref>Census figures are gathered from the sections of the censuses dealing with local government areas of Western Australia, from the [https://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/historicaldata historical data], [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]. The 1976 census data came from the 1981 census, while the 1996 census data used the statistical local area, which is equivalent. Data retrieved 27 October 2019.</ref>
The historical figures for the population of the shire have been recorded in the census as follows:<ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=LGA50280 |name=Augusta Margaret River (S) |accessdate=26 November 2017 |quick=on}}</ref><ref>Census figures are gathered from the sections of the censuses dealing with local government areas of Western Australia, from the [https://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/censushome.nsf/home/historicaldata historical data], [[Australian Bureau of Statistics]]. The 1976 census data came from the 1981 census, while the 1996 census data used the statistical local area, which is equivalent. Data retrieved 27 October 2019.</ref>


{{historical populations|cols=2|align=none
{| class="wikitable"
| percentages=pagr
|-
! Year
! Population
!±% p.a.
|-
| 1911
| 1911
| 446
| 446

| –
|-
| 1921
| 1921
| 200
| 200

| | -22.3%
|-
| 1933
| 1933
| 2,952
| 2,952

| +113.58%
|-
| 1947
| 1947
| 2,790
| 2,790

| -0.22%
|-|-
| 1954
| 1954
| 3,625
| 3,625

| +4.28%
|-
| 1961
| 1961
| 3,590
| 3,590

| -0.14%
|-|-
| 1966
| 1966
| 3,238
| 3,238

| -1.00%
|-
| 1971
| 1971
| 3,106
| 3,106

| -0.82%
|-
| 1976
| 1976
| 3,011
| 3,011

| -0.61%
|-
| 1981
| 1981
| 3,680
| 3,680

| +4.89%
|-
| 1986
| 1986
| 5,333
| 5,333

| +8.98%
|-
| 1991
| 1991
|5,889
|5,889

| +2.07%
|-
| 1996
| 1996
| 8,047
| 8,047

| +7.33%
|-
| 2001
| 2001
| 9,655
| 9,655

| +4.00%
|-
| 2006
| 2006
| 10,353
| 10,353

| +1.45%
|-
| 2011
| 2011
| 11,761
| 11,761

| +2.72%
|-
| 2016
| 2016
| 14,258
| 14,258

| +4.25%
| 2021
|}
| 16,791
}}


==Notable councillors==
==Notable councillors==
* [[Barry Blaikie]], Shire of Augusta-Margaret River councillor 1965–1971, later a state MP
* [[Barry Blaikie]], Shire of Augusta–Margaret River councillor 1965–1971, later a state MP

* [[Joe]]
==Heritage-listed places==
{{main|List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River}}
As of 2023, 143 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Augusta–Margaret River,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Augusta&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false|title=Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Heritage Places|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=25 February 2023|quote=}}</ref> of which eleven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the [[Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse]], [[Wallcliffe House]] and [[Ellensbrook]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Augusta&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=true&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false|title=Shire of Augusta-Margaret River State Register of Heritage Places|author=<!--Not stated--> |date= |website=inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au |publisher=Heritage Council of Western Australia |access-date=25 February 2023|quote=}}</ref>


==Map==
==Map==
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{{Local Government Areas of Western Australia}}
{{Towns South West WA}}
{{Authority control}}
{{Coord|-33.955|115.075|type:adm2nd_region:AU-WA|format=dms|display=title}}<!-- coords of seat -->


{{DEFAULTSORT:Shire of Augusta-Margaret River}}
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[[Category:Shire of Augusta–Margaret River| ]]

[[Category:Local government areas of the South West region of Western Australia|Augusta]]
[[Category:Local government areas of the South West region of Western Australia|Augusta]]
[[Category:Augusta, Western Australia]]
[[Category:Cowaramup, Western Australia]]
[[Category:Margaret River, Western Australia]]

Latest revision as of 02:58, 14 July 2024

Shire of Augusta Margaret River
Western Australia
Location in Western Australia
Map
Established1891
Area2,242.6 km2 (865.9 sq mi)
Shire PresidentJulia Meldrum[1]
Council seatMargaret River
RegionSouth West
State electorate(s)Vasse, Warren-Blackwood
Federal division(s)Forrest
WebsiteShire of Augusta Margaret River
LGAs around Shire of Augusta Margaret River:
Busselton Donnybrook-
Balingup
Indian Ocean Shire of Augusta Margaret River Nannup
Southern Ocean

The Shire of Augusta Margaret River is a local government area in the south-west corner of the South West region of Western Australia, approximately 270 kilometres (168 mi) south of Perth. The shire covers an area of 2,243 square kilometres (866 sq mi) and had a population of over 14,000 at the 2016 Census, about half of whom live in the towns of Margaret River and Augusta.

Nearly half of Augusta Margaret River's land area is state forest or national park. National parks include Scott National Park and Leeuwin-Naturaliste National Park. Other land uses include agriculture, especially dairy and beef cattle; viticulture; and tourism.

History

[edit]

It was first gazetted as the Augusta Road District on 16 April 1891 and was renamed to Augusta-Margaret River Road District on 10 September 1926. On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960.[2] In 2017 it abolished its system of wards for electing councillors.[3]

2023 election results

[edit]
This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 Western Australian local elections § Augusta–Margaret River.[edit]
2023 Western Australian local elections: Augusta–Margaret River[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Kylie Kennaugh (elected) 1,137 26.04
Independent Nikki Jones (elected) 858 19.65
Independent Paula Cristoffanini (elected) 732 16.76
Independent Greg Boland 672 15.39
Independent Melissa Rose D'Ath 580 13.28
Independent Reg Gillard 275 6.30
Independent Diane Fisher 113 2.59
Total formal votes 4,367 99.57
Informal votes 19 0.43
Turnout 4,386 34.69

Indigenous people

[edit]

The majority of the Shire of Augusta–Margaret River is located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people,[5][6] except for the eastern part of the shire which is located on the land of the Bibulman (also spelled Pibelmen) people, both of the Noongar nation.[7][8][9]

Towns and localities

[edit]

The towns and localities of the Shire of Augusta–Margaret River with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[10][11]

Locality Population Area Map
Alexandra Bridge 3 (SAL 2021)[12] 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi) Map
Augusta 1,463 (SAL 2021)[13] 37.8 km2 (14.6 sq mi) Map
Baudin 0 (SAL 2016)[14][15] 343.8 km2 (132.7 sq mi) Map
Boranup 4 (SAL 2016)[16][17] 106.5 km2 (41.1 sq mi) Map
Bramley 113 (SAL 2021)[18] 50.4 km2 (19.5 sq mi) Map
Burnside 309 (SAL 2021)[19] 19.5 km2 (7.5 sq mi) Map
Courtenay 55 (SAL 2021)[20] 65.2 km2 (25.2 sq mi) Map
Cowaramup 2,482 (SAL 2021)[21] 95.8 km2 (37.0 sq mi) Map
Deepdene 56 (SAL 2021)[22] 39.6 km2 (15.3 sq mi) Map
East Augusta 41 (SAL 2021)[23] 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) Map
Forest Grove 253 (SAL 2021)[24] 127.9 km2 (49.4 sq mi) Map
Gnarabup 525 (SAL 2021)[25] 2.5 km2 (0.97 sq mi) Map
Gracetown 238 (SAL 2021)[26] 32.6 km2 (12.6 sq mi) Map
Hamelin Bay 58 (SAL 2021)[27] 16.6 km2 (6.4 sq mi) Map
Karridale 317 (SAL 2021)[28] 99.3 km2 (38.3 sq mi) Map
Kudardup 110 (SAL 2021)[29] 57.6 km2 (22.2 sq mi) Map
Leeuwin 4 (SAL 2021)[30] 21.8 km2 (8.4 sq mi) Map
Margaret River 8,918 (SAL 2021)[31] 61.3 km2 (23.7 sq mi) Map
Molloy Island 163 (SAL 2021)[32] 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) Map
Nillup 61 (SAL 2021)[33] 36.9 km2 (14.2 sq mi) Map
Osmington 163 (SAL 2021)[34] 34.5 km2 (13.3 sq mi) Map
Prevelly 205 (SAL 2021)[35] 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi) Map
Redgate 98 (SAL 2021)[36] 23.6 km2 (9.1 sq mi) Map
Rosa Brook 216 (SAL 2021)[37] 65.5 km2 (25.3 sq mi) Map
Rosa Glen 188 (SAL 2021)[38] 66.3 km2 (25.6 sq mi) Map
Schroeder * 0 (SAL 2016)[39][40] 531.7 km2 (205.3 sq mi) Map
Scott River 46 (SAL 2021)[41] 136.4 km2 (52.7 sq mi) Map
Treeton 153 (SAL 2021)[42] 118.4 km2 (45.7 sq mi) Map
Warner Glen 63 (SAL 2021)[43] 28.3 km2 (10.9 sq mi) Map
Witchcliffe 484 (SAL 2021)[44] 54.7 km2 (21.1 sq mi) Map
Yebble [1] 18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi) Map
  • (* indicates locality is only partially located within this shire)

Notes

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  • ^[1] Locality was created in 2021, the year of the census; no population data is available.

Population

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The historical figures for the population of the shire have been recorded in the census as follows:[45][46]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 446—    
1921 200−7.71%
1933 2,952+25.15%
1947 2,790−0.40%
1954 3,625+3.81%
1961 3,590−0.14%
1966 3,238−2.04%
1971 3,106−0.83%
1976 3,011−0.62%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 3,680+4.09%
1986 5,333+7.70%
1991 5,889+2.00%
1996 8,047+6.44%
2001 9,655+3.71%
2006 10,353+1.41%
2011 11,761+2.58%
2016 14,258+3.93%
2021 16,791+3.32%

Notable councillors

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  • Barry Blaikie, Shire of Augusta–Margaret River councillor 1965–1971, later a state MP

Heritage-listed places

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Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River

As of 2023, 143 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Augusta–Margaret River,[47] of which eleven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse, Wallcliffe House and Ellensbrook.[48]

Map

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  • Western Australia. Dept. of Land Administration. Cartographic Services Branch. (2004) South West Corner/Western Australia Perth, W.A.. Scale 1:150 000 ; (E 114°58'--E 115°40'/S 033°27'--S 034°25') Also known as StreetSmart Touring Map - with localities Augusta, Busselton, Dunsborough and Margaret River on title ISBN 0-7309-2907-8

References

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Notes

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  1. ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Augusta-Margaret River". www.elections.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Electoral Commission. 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 4.0)" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Commission. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  3. ^ Lefebvre, Nicky (6 February 2017). "Council votes to abolish multiple electoral wards". Augusta-Margaret River Mail. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  4. ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Augusta-Margaret River". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
  5. ^ "Wardandi". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  6. ^ "Wardandi (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  7. ^ "Pibelmen". www.boodjar.sis.uwa.edu.au. University of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Pibelmen (WA)". www.samuseum.sa.gov.au. South Australian Museum. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  10. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  11. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Alexandra Bridge (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Augusta (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Baudin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Baudin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boranup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boranup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bramley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  19. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Burnside (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  20. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Courtenay (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  21. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cowaramup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  22. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Deepdene (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  23. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Augusta (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  24. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Forest Grove (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  25. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gnarabup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  26. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Gracetown (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  27. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hamelin Bay (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  28. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Karridale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  29. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kudardup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  30. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Leeuwin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  31. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Margaret River (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  32. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Molloy Island (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  33. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Nillup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  34. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Osmington (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  35. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Prevelly (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  36. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Redgate (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  37. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rosa Brook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  38. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rosa Glen (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  39. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Schroeder (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
  40. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Schroeder (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  41. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Scott River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  42. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Treeton (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  43. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warner Glen (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  44. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Witchcliffe (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  45. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Augusta Margaret River (S)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  46. ^ Census figures are gathered from the sections of the censuses dealing with local government areas of Western Australia, from the historical data, Australian Bureau of Statistics. The 1976 census data came from the 1981 census, while the 1996 census data used the statistical local area, which is equivalent. Data retrieved 27 October 2019.
  47. ^ "Shire of Augusta-Margaret River Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  48. ^ "Shire of Augusta-Margaret River State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

Bibliography

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  • Burton, L.C. (1996). Barefoot in the Creek: A Group Settlement Childhood in Margaret River. Nedlands, W.A.: University of Western Australia Press. ISBN 1875560831.
  • Cresswell, Gail J. (2003). The Light of Leeuwin: The Augusta-Margaret River Shire History (new ed.). Margaret River, W.A.: Augusta-Margaret River Shire History Group. ISBN 0731694449.
  • Cullen, Shelley; Rigby, Peter (1999). Margaret River Style. Fremantle, WA: Fremantle Arts Centre Press. ISBN 1863682856.
  • Wiltshire, Trea (2000). Margaret River. Australian Wine Regions series. Singapore: R. Ian Lloyd Productions. ISBN 9810426747.
  • Zekulich, Michael (2000). Wine Western Australia (all new ed.). Perth: St George Books. ISBN 0867780614.
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