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| Shire of Shark Bay Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,031 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1904 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 25,423 km2 (9,815.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Cheryl Cowell | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Denham | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Gascoyne | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | North West Central | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Shark Bay | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Shark Bay is a local government area of Western Australia in the Gascoyne region. It has an area of 25,423 km2 and a population of about 950. It is made up of two peninsulas and Shark Bay, located at the westernmost point of Australia. There is one town in the Shire of Shark Bay, Denham, which is the administrative centre for the Shire. There are also a number of small communities; they are Useless Loop (a now-closed mining site), Monkey Mia (a popular resort where dolphins come in), Nanga and Hamelin Pool. The Overlander and The Billabong are roadhouses.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Shark Bay (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
