Ashburton Shire
| Shire of Ashburton | |
 Location of the Ashburton Shire in Western Australia |
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 Australia
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| State : |
 Western Australia
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| Administrative headquarters: | Tom Price |
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| Area : | 101,240 km² |
| Residents : | 13,026 (2016) |
| Population density : | 0.1 inhabitants per km² |
| Wards : | 6th |
Coordinates: 22 ° 42 ′ S , 117 ° 48 ′ E The Shire of Ashburton is a local government area (LGA) in the Australian state of Western Australia . The area is 101,240 km² and has about 13,000 inhabitants (2016).
Ashburton is located on the west coast about 1000 km north of the capital Perth . The headquarters of the Shire Council is in Tom Price in the east of the LGA, where about 3000 residents live (2016).
Barrow Island also belongs to the municipality .
administration
The Ashburton Council has nine members elected by residents of the six wards (three from the Tom Price Ward, two from the Paraburdoo Ward, and one each from the Ashburton, Onslow, Pannawonica and Tableland Ward). The Council Chairman and President des Shires are also recruited from among the Councilor.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Ashburton (S) (Local Government Area) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Tom Price (Urban Center / Locality) ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 12, 2020.