Shire of Harvey

The Shire of Harvey is a local government area of Western Australia. It is located in the state's South West region, approximately 140 km south of Perth, and includes some of Bunbury's northern suburbs. The shire covers an area of 1,728 km² and has an estimated population of 24,000. Around 12% of the population are of Southern or Eastern European origin.

It contains three large towns, Harvey, Australind and Brunswick Junction and a number of smaller towns. The shire office is located on Uduc Road, Harvey, and an administration centre is open at Mulgara Street, Australind.

History

From 1871, the Harvey district was controlled by the Wellington Road Board. The Brunswick Board was gazetted in December 1894 and the first election was held on 11 February 1895. It was not until 1909 that the name was changed to Harvey Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Harvey.

Wards

The shire does not have Wards, although is represented by Councillors from all around the Shire

The Shire President is Cr Tania Jackson.

Towns and localities

The Shire of Harvey contains the following towns and localities:

Harvey
Hoffman
Kemerton
Leschenault
Myalup
Parkfield

Population

Year	Population
1911	3,646
1921	3,950
1933	5,367
1947	5,589
1954	6,731
1961	6,834
1966	6,543
1971	6,460
1976	6,704
1981	8,027
1986	9,609
1991	12,367
1996	14,714
2001	17,224
2006	19,556
2011	23,237

The ABS provides a breakdown for the Australind suburban area (Part A) and the remainder of the Shire (Part B):

Year	Part A	Part B
1991	5,816	6,551
1996	7,570	7,144
2001	9,574	7,650
2006	11,537	8,019
2011	14,779	8,455

References

↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

External links

Official website

Towns, suburbs and localities in the Shire of Harvey \| South West Region \| Western Australia

Major Settlements	Australind Binningup Brunswick Junction Harvey(seat) Myalup Roelands Wokalup Yarloop

Other localities	Beela Benger Cookernup Hoffman Leschenault Parkfield Uduc Warawarrup Wellesley

Local government areas of Western Australia

Perth Metropolitan

Cities	Armadale^* Bayswater^* Belmont^* Canning^* Cockburn^* Fremantle^* Gosnells^* Joondalup^* Kwinana^* Melville^* Nedlands^* Perth^* Rockingham^* South Perth^* Stirling^* Subiaco^* Swan^* Vincent^* Wanneroo^*

Towns	Bassendean^† Cambridge^† Claremont^† Cottesloe^† East Fremantle^† Mosman Park^† Victoria Park^†

Shires	Kalamunda Mundaring Peppermint Grove

Gascoyne

Goldfields-Esperance

Great Southern

Kimberley

Mid West

Peel

Pilbara

South West

Wheatbelt

Indian Ocean territories

^* This LGA holds city status under the Local Government Act 1995, ^† This LGA holds town status under the Local Government Act 1995

Coordinates: 33°04′41″S 115°53′38″E / 33.078°S 115.894°E / -33.078; 115.894

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