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Regions of Western Australia

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Regional Map (Basic Image) - Western AustraliaGIF 20.98Kb

Regional Map (Full Image) - Western AustraliaGIF 125.76Kb

Regional Map (Full PDF Version) - Western AustraliaPDF 420.59Kb
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Gascoyne Region

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The Gascoyne Region is located in the north-west of Western Australia, capturing 600 km of Indian Ocean coast and stretching about 500 km inland beyond Mt Augustus and the Burringurrah Aboriginal Community. The Region is made up of the Shires of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne, and is bordered by the Mid West Region to the south and east, and the Pilbara Region to the north.

The 137,938 square kilometre land mass (including offshore islands) of the Gascoyne represents about 5.5 per cent of the State’s total area and is approximately twice the size of Tasmania.

The Gascoyne coastal area incorporates internationally recognised features such as the Ningaloo Reef near Exmouth and the Shark Bay World Heritage Property. The hinterland includes the outstanding features of the Kennedy Ranges and Mt Augustus.

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Regional Map (Basic Image) - GascoyneGIF 17.45Kb

Regional Map (Full Image) - GascoyneGIF 131.17Kb

Regional Map (Full PDF Version) - GascoynePDF 254.37Kb
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Goldfields-Esperance Region

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The Goldfields-Esperance Region is located in the south eastern corner of Western Australia and covers 770,488 square kilometres (including offshore islands). It is the largest of the State’s nine regions and over three times the size of the State of Victoria. Geographically, the Region is bounded by the Pilbara Region to the north, the Wheatbelt Region to the west, the Great Southern Region to the south-west, the Southern Ocean and the State border to the east.

The City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and the Shires of Coolgardie, Dundas, Esperance, Laverton, Leonora, Menzies, Ngaanyatjarraku and Ravensthorpe are located within the Region.

The Region supports a wide range of industry, including mining, agriculture, aquaculture and tourism. Mining is the predominant sector in the central and northern parts of the Region, with a well-established agricultural sector in the south.

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Regional Map (Basic) - Goldfields-EsperanceGIF 14.54Kb

Regional Map (Full Image) - Goldfields-EsperanceGIF 191.67Kb

Regional Map (Full PDF Version) - Goldfields-EsperancePDF 748.00Kb
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Great Southern Region

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The Great Southern Region is located on the south coast of Western Australia, adjoining the Southern Ocean, where the coast extends for approximately 250 kilometres. It is also bordered by the South West Region on the west and extends 200 kilometres north where it meets the Wheatbelt Region.

The total land area is 39,007 square kilometres (including offshore islands), representing approximately 1.5 per cent of the State's total area.

The historic port town of Albany, which is the State's oldest European settlement, has one of the best natural anchorages in the Southern Hemisphere and is the Region's administrative centre. It is also the transport hub from where most of Region’s crops and livestock are shipped.

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Regional Map (Basic) - Great SouthernGIF 18.77Kb

Regional Map (Full Image) - Great SouthernGIF 148.86Kb

Regional Map (Full PDF Version) - Great SouthernPDF 307.95Kb
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Kimberley Region

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The Kimberley Region of Western Australia is the State’s most northern region and is strategically located on the southern margins of South-East Asia. The coastline faces the Indian Ocean to the west and the Timor Sea to the north. It is bordered by the Pilbara Region to the south and the Northern Territory to the east. The Kimberley encompasses an area of 424,517 square kilometres as is almost twice the size of the State of Victoria, and three times that of the United Kingdom.

The region consists of four local government areas, including the Shires of Broome, Derby-West Kimberley, Halls Creek and Wyndham-East Kimberley. The major population centres are the towns of Broome, Kununurra, Derby, Halls Creek, Wyndham and Fitzroy Crossing. There are also over 100 Aboriginal communities of various population sizes, scattered throughout the region and nearly 100 properties servicing the pastoral industry.

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Regional Map (Basic) - KimberleyGIF 16.51Kb

Regional Map (Full Image) - KimberleyGIF 185.74Kb

Regional Map (Full PDF Version) - KimberleyPDF 429.46Kb
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Mid West Region

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The Mid West Region covers approximately 466,766 square kilometres (including offshore islands) or nearly one-fifth of the area of Western Australia. The Region extends along the coast from Greenhead in the south-west, where it borders the Wheatbelt Region, to beyond Kalbarri where it is bordered by the Gascoyne Region in the north-west. The Region also extends more than 800 kilometres east into the mineral rich hinterland where it is bordered by the Pilbara Region (north-east) and Goldfields-Esperance Region (east and south-east). With an area twice the size of the United Kingdom, the Mid West Region embraces a wide diversity of landscapes and land uses.

Major land uses range from fishing and agriculture near the coast to the valuable pastoral and mining industries further inland. The Mid West Region comprises nineteen local government authorities including the City of Geraldton which is the Region’s major commercial, administrative and service centre.

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Regional Map (Basic) - Mid WestGIF 18.62Kb

Regional Map (Full Image) - Mid WestGIF 214.75Kb

Regional Map (Full PDF Version) - Mid WestPDF 812.44Kb
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Peel Region

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The Peel Region is located immediately south of the Perth and lies between the metropolitan area and the South West Region. It is bordered by the Indian Ocean in the west, with the jarrah forests and the rolling farmlands of the Darling Range leading east to the Wheatbelt Region.

The five local government areas are incorporated in the Peel Region, including the City of Mandurah and the Shires of Boddington, Murray, Serpentine-Jarrahdale and Waroona. The Peel covers an area of approximately 5,648 square kilometres, including 137 square kilometres of inland waterways.

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Regional Map (Basic) - PeelGIF 20.60Kb

Regional Map (Full Image) - PeelGIF 149.71Kb

Regional Map (Full PDF Version) - PeelPDF 220.82Kb
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Pilbara Region

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Defined by the Indian Ocean to the west and the Northern Territory border to the east, the Pilbara is Western Australia’s second most northern region. The Kimberley Region lies to its north across the Great Sandy Desert and the Pilbara’s southern reaches border the Gascoyne, Mid West and Goldfields-Esperance regions. The Region covers a total area of 507,896 sq kms (including offshore islands).

Most of the inhabitants are located in the western third, whereas the eastern third is largely desert with few inhabitants. The region has four local government areas - the Shires of Ashburton, East Pilbara, Roebourne and the Town of Port Hedland. The major towns of the region are Port Hedland and Karratha. Other towns are Roebourne, Dampier, Onslow, Pannawonica, Paraburdoo, Tom Price, Wickham, Newman, Marble Bar and Nullagine.

The Pilbara came to national and international prominence during the 1960s when the go-ahead was given to extract iron ore deposits in the region. Today the Pilbara economy is crucial to the State, providing two of the State's largest export revenue earners - iron ore and liquefied natural gas.

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Regional Map (Basic) - PilbaraGIF 15.65Kb

Regional Map (Full Image) - PilbaraGIF 202.69Kb

Regional Map (Full PDF Version) - PilbaraPDF 497.54Kb
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South West Region

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The South West Region of Western Australia is located in the south-west corner of the State, facing the Indian and Southern Oceans and covers an area of 23,998 square kilometres. The rugged coastline, world class surfing, and caves and wineries, are some of the attractions for visitors.

The region's activities include agriculture and horticulture; timber and forest products; mineral extraction, processing and manufacturing; retailing; tourism; construction; other manufacturing; service industries; and fishing and aquaculture. With the ongoing development of these activities and associated infrastructure there will be increasing employment opportunities for the people of the South West.

The Region consists of 12 local government areas including Bunbury (City), Harvey, Collie, Dardanup, Capel, Busselton, Augusta-Margaret River, Nannup, Manjimup, Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Boyup Brook and Donnybrook-Balingup.

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Regional Map (Basic) - South WestGIF 23.40Kb

Regional Map (Full Image) - South WestGIF 198.43Kb

Regional Map (Full PDF Version) - South WestPDF 316.11Kb
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Wheatbelt Region

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The Wheatbelt Region of Western Australia partially surrounds the northern and eastern parts of the Perth metropolitan area. It extends north from Perth, and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west, where it meets the Mid West Region. The Wheatbelt extends east from the metropolitan area to the mining dominated, Goldfields-Esperance Region. The Region is also bordered by the Peel, the South West and Great Southern regions on its south-west and southern borders.

The Region covers 155,256 square kilometres (including islands) of the State, comprises 44 local government authorities and contains the majority of the State’s grain growing areas.

TheWheatbelt’s economy has historically been based on agriculture, particularly cropping, which remains the most dominant industry in the region but it is also supported by mining, commerce, manufacturing, fishing and tourism.

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Regional Map (Basic) - WheatbeltGIF 34.47Kb

Regional Map (Full Image) - WheatbeltGIF 196.75Kb

Regional Map (Full PDF Version) - WheatbeltPDF 505.64Kb
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