Shire of Derby-West Kimberley

LGAs around Shire of Derby-West Kimberley:
Cocos	Wyndham-East Kimberley	Wyndham-East Kimberley
Broome	Shire of Derby-West Kimberley	Halls Creek
Broome	East Pilbara	Halls Creek

The Shire of Derby-West Kimberley is one of four local government areas in the Kimberley Region of northern Western Australia, covering an area of 104,080 square kilometres (40,186 sq mi), most of which is sparsely populated. The Shire's estimated population in June 2011 was 8,231, with most residing in the major towns of Derby, which is also the Shire's seat of government, and Fitzroy Crossing. There are also around 70 Aboriginal communities within the Shire.

The major industries of the shire include sheep and cattle for export, fishing, and tourism.

History

The Shire of Derby-West Kimberley originated as the West Kimberley Road District in 1884, which became a shire on 1 July 1961 under the Local Government Act 1960. The current name was adopted in 1983.

The area is home to many large cattle stations, One of the first established was Yeeda Station, taken up in 1880^[2] by the Murray Squatting Company composed of William Paterson, G. Paterson, H. Cornish and Alexander Richardson.^[3]

The lease for Fossil Downs Station had been issued in 1883 to Dan MacDonald, for an area of 100 square miles (259 km²) at the junction of the Margaret and Fitzroy Rivers.^[4] The station was established in 1886 when cattle arrived from the eastern states to stock the lease.^[5]

Other properties in the area include Mount Barnett Station, Cherrabun, Charnley River Station, Glenroy, Gogo, Kimberley Downs, Liveringa, Meda, Mornington, Mount Hart, Mount House, Myroodah and Noonkanbah Station all of which are cattle stations supplying the beef market.

Wards

All nine councillors represent the whole of the Shire.

Towns

Notable councillors

John McLarty, West Kimberley Roads Board chairman 1884; later a state MP

References

↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
↑ Anne Porter (2012). "Paterson, William (1847–1920), Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography". Australian National University. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
↑ Cathie Clement (2012). "Alexander Robert (1847–1931)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography". Australian National University. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
↑ "Register of Heritage Places - Assessment Documentation - Fossil Downs Homestead" (PDF). 25 June 2011. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)
↑ "Register of Heritage Places - Assessment Documentation - Fitzroy Crossing" (PDF). 25 June 2011. Check date values in: |year= / |date= mismatch (help)

External links

Official website
"Map of Aboriginal Communities in West Kimberley" (PDF). (211 KB). Department of Indigenous Affairs (DIA).

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: 17°23′S 123°41′E / 17.39°S 123.68°E / -17.39; 123.68

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