Shire of Harvey

Coordinates: 33°04′41″S 115°53′38″E / 33.078°S 115.894°E / -33.078; 115.894
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Shire of Harvey
Western Australia
The Harvey Shire Council Chambers & Town Hall
Location in Western Australia
Map
Population28,567 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established1894
Area1,728.3 km2 (667.3 sq mi)
Shire PresidentMichelle Campbell[2]
Council seatHarvey
RegionSouth West, Outer Bunbury
State electorate(s)Murray-Wellington
Federal division(s)Forrest
WebsiteShire of Harvey
LGAs around Shire of Harvey:
Indian Ocean Waroona Boddington
Indian Ocean Shire of Harvey Collie
Bunbury Dardanup Collie

The Shire of Harvey is a local government area of Western Australia. Harvey 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 had a population of approximately 26,500 as at the 2016 Census. 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[edit]

It was established as the Brunswick Road District on 14 December 1894, when it separated from the larger Wellington Road District.[3] The first election was held on 11 February 1895.

It was renamed the Harvey Road District on 10 December 1909. It was made a shire with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[3]

Wards[edit]

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

Towns and localities[edit]

The towns and localities of the Shire of Harvey with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[4][5]

Locality Population Area Map
Australind 15,988 (SAL 2021)[6] 23.2 km2 (9.0 sq mi) Map
Beela 56 (SAL 2021)[7] 23.4 km2 (9.0 sq mi) Map
Benger 159 (SAL 2021)[8] 70.8 km2 (27.3 sq mi) Map
Binningup 1,296 (SAL 2021)[9] 29.3 km2 (11.3 sq mi) Map
Brunswick Junction 1,195 (SAL 2021)[10] 97.1 km2 (37.5 sq mi) Map
Cookernup 604 (SAL 2021)[11] 82.5 km2 (31.9 sq mi) Map
Harvey 3,462 (SAL 2021)[12] 66 km2 (25 sq mi) Map
Hoffman 31 (SAL 2021)[13] 445.1 km2 (171.9 sq mi) Map
Leschenault 3,058 (SAL 2021)[14] 43.5 km2 (16.8 sq mi) Map
Mornington 42 (SAL 2021)[15] 238.5 km2 (92.1 sq mi) Map
Myalup 344 (SAL 2021)[16] 184.6 km2 (71.3 sq mi) Map
Parkfield 54 (SAL 2021)[17] 25.5 km2 (9.8 sq mi) Map
Roelands 938 (SAL 2021)[18] 95 km2 (37 sq mi) Map
Uduc 374 (SAL 2021)[19] 72.7 km2 (28.1 sq mi) Map
Warawarrup 137 (SAL 2021)[20] 13.4 km2 (5.2 sq mi) Map
Wellesley 35 (SAL 2021)[21] 50 km2 (19 sq mi) Map
Wokalup 255 (SAL 2021)[22] 80.8 km2 (31.2 sq mi) Map
Yarloop 541 (SAL 2021)[23] 92.3 km2 (35.6 sq mi) Map

Population[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 3,646—    
1921 3,950+0.80%
1933 5,367+2.59%
1947 5,589+0.29%
1954 6,731+2.69%
1961 6,834+0.22%
1966 6,543−0.87%
1971 6,460−0.26%
1976 6,704+0.74%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 8,027+3.67%
1986 9,609+3.66%
1991 12,367+5.18%
1996 14,714+3.54%
2001 17,224+3.20%
2006 19,556+2.57%
2011 23,237+3.51%
2016 27,029+3.07%
2021 28,567+1.11%

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

Heritage-listed places[edit]

As of 2023, 282 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Harvey,[24] of which nine are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Yarloop Workshops which were destroyed in a 2016 bush fire.[25]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Harvey (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Harvey". www.elections.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Electoral Commission. 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  5. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  6. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Australind (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beela (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Benger (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Binningup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brunswick (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cookernup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  12. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Harvey (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hoffman (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Leschenault (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mornington (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Myalup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Parkfield (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  18. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Roelands (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  19. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Uduc (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  20. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Warawarrup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  21. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wellesley (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  22. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wokalup (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  23. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yarloop (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  24. ^ "Shire of Harvey Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  25. ^ "Shire of Harvey State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 February 2023.

External links[edit]

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