Local government areas of Western Australia

There are 137 local government areas (LGAs) in Western Australia,^[1] which comprise 27 cities, 102 shires, and 8 towns that manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by the Local Government Act 1995.^[2] The Local Government Act 1995 also makes provision for regional local governments (referred to as "regional councils", established by two or more local governments for a particular purpose.^[3]

There are three classifications of local government in Western Australia:

City – predominantly urban, plus seven significant regional centres
Shire – predominantly rural or outer suburban areas, plus the Shire of Peppermint Grove
Town – predominantly inner urban, plus the Town of Port Hedland

The Shire of Christmas Island and the Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands are federal external territories and covered by the Indian Ocean Territories Administration of Laws Act, which allows the Western Australian Local Government Act to apply "on-island" as though it were a Commonwealth act. Nonetheless, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands are not parts of Western Australia.

The most recent local government elections were held in 2023.

History

Land was originally granted in the Swan River Colony under regulations which allowed for land commissioners to assess a tax on private allotments to fund the construction and maintenance of "roads, paths and plantations".^[4] As the Colony began to develop, the first form of local government was established in some areas under the Towns Improvement Act of 1838.^[5] These trusts were empowered to elect ratepayers as Trustees and assess and collect a property tax for the construction of roads. Many of these town trusts, including the Perth Town Trust, experienced severe administrative and financial difficulties, and in some cases barely functioned at all. The Guildford Town Trust lasted only a couple of years before ceasing to function until it was reconstituted in 1863.^[6]

The District Roads Act and Municipal Institutions Act, both of 1871 improved matters by allowing for the establishment of Roads Boards and Municipal Corporations.^[7] Municipal Corporations had the capacity to levy property taxes, pass municipal by-laws and undertake various local regulatory services previously carried out by colonial officials and other central bodies. Corporations could also establish civic institutions and facilities with the governors' consent, including libraries and botanical gardens.^[6] Road Boards where strictly limited to the construction of roads, could not levy property taxes and depended on colonial government grants for any expenditures.

Women were permitted to be elected to Road Boards from 1911 and to Municipal Corporations from 1919.^[8] The influence of town clerk W.E. Bold and the Greater Perth Movement around this time led to the amalgamation of inner city local governments to create a greatly expanded City of Perth until 1993, when the City was broken up once again.

The first local government department was established by the state in 1949 to guide local government authorities.^[9] Following the war local governments increasingly expanded their services from property, health and local infrastructure (roads, drainage) to community and social services. This was termed the “New Order” at the time, and encompassed the development of community centres, infant health clinics and sporting facilities.

Only a few cities – Fremantle, Nedlands, Perth, South Perth, and Subiaco – existed prior to 1961. On 1 July 1961, all road districts became shires, and all municipalities became towns or cities.^{[citation needed]} This structure has continued till the present day.

In the 1970s, the scope of local government services expanded to encompass the provision of nursing homes and other forms of aged care.

During the late 1980s, and early 1990s a bi-partisan reform process led to the Local Government Act 1995, which amongst other changes, established for the first time a clear separation of responsibility between elected councillors and local government administration. Other key changes included a significant reduction in the number of decisions requiring ministerial approval which allowed for streamlined decision-making and greater local government autonomy.

Although successive state governments have periodically promoted municipal amalgamation, only a small number of local governments have merged over the course of Western Australia's history. Historically most local governments have strongly resisted forced amalgamations^[10] and the total number of authorities has declined only marginally over the last century. The most recent state government led effort to encourage the voluntary amalgamation of 30 metropolitan local governments into 16 was abandoned by the Barnett government in 2014.^[11]

In 2017, the McGowan government initiated a review process to reform the Local Government Act 1995.^[12]

Metropolitan LGAs

The 30 metropolitan local government areas (LGAs) comprise 20 cities, 3 shires, and 7 towns.

Local government area	Council seat^[13]	Year est.	Land area^[14]		Population density (2018)^[14]	Population		Notes
Local government area	Council seat^[13]	Year est.	km²	sq mi	Population density (2018)^[14]	2013^[15]	2018^[15]^[14]	Notes
Armadale, City of	Armadale	1894	560	216	157	72,662	87,634	Armadale-Kelmscott until 1979
Bassendean, Town of	Bassendean	1901	10	4	1,521	15,828	15,739	West Guildford until 1922
Bayswater, City of	Morley	1897	35	14	1,971	69,083	68,232
Belmont, City of	Cloverdale	1898	40	15	1,042	39,919	41,510
Cambridge, Town of	Floreat	1994	22	8	1,297	27,856	28,481	Restructuring of Perth
Canning, City of	Cannington	1907	65	25	1,433	93,491	92,965	Placed under control of a Commissioner in 2012
Claremont, Town of	Claremont	1898	5	2	2,160	10,220	10,704
Cockburn, City of	Spearwood	1871	168	65	668	102,787	112,165	Fremantle RD until 1959
Cottesloe, Town of	Cottesloe	1895	3.9	2	2,151	8,409	8,188
East Fremantle, Town of	East Fremantle	1897	3.1	1	2,489	7,740	8,711
Fremantle, City of	Fremantle	1871	19	7	1,624	30,156	30,868
Gosnells, City of	Gosnells	1907	127	49	969	119,381	123,325
Joondalup, City of	Joondalup	1998	99	38	1,618	164,414	160,031	Restructuring of Wanneroo
Kalamunda, City of	Kalamunda	1897	324	125	182	58,622	58,946	Governed by a Commissioner until 1961
Kwinana, City of	Kwinana Town Centre	1954	120	46	363	34,707	43,511
Melville, City of	Booragoon^[16]	1900	53	20	1,929	104,319	101,940
Mosman Park, Town of	Mosman Park	1899	4.3	2	2,086	9,217	9,067	Split from Peppermint Grove RD. Buckland Hill RD 1899–1908, 1930–1937; Cottesloe Beach RD 1908–1930
Mundaring, Shire of	Mundaring	1903	643	248	61	39,644	39,139	Greenmount until 1932
Nedlands, City of	Nedlands	1893	20	8	1,148	22,665	22,554	Claremont RD until 1932
Peppermint Grove, Shire of	Peppermint Grove	1895	1.1	0	1,612	1,694	1,721
Perth, City of	Perth	1856	14	5	2,024	24,317	27,762
Rockingham, City of	Rockingham	1897	258	100	518	119,300	133,389
Serpentine–Jarrahdale, Shire of	Mundijong	1894	901	348	34	22,011	30,933
South Perth, City of	South Perth	1892	19.8	8	2,198	44,348	43,554
Stirling, City of	Stirling	1871	105	41	2,103	218,043	220,249	Shire of Perth until 1971
Subiaco, City of	Subiaco	1896	5.6	2	3,045	16,466	17,106
Swan, City of	Midland	1871	1,043	403	138	123,643	143,374
Victoria Park, Town of	Victoria Park	1994	18	7	2,040	36,260	36,601	Restructuring of Perth
Vincent, City of	Leederville	1994	11	4	3,172	35,442	36,088	Restructuring of Perth
Wanneroo, City of	Wanneroo	1902	685.1	265	298	176,627	203,679

Non-metropolitan LGAs

The 107 non-metropolitan local government areas (LGAs) comprise 7 cities, 99 shires, and 1 town.

The Shire of Christmas Island and the Shire of Cocos (Keeling) Islands are also included for comparison purposes.

Local government area	Council seat^[13]	Region	Year est.	Land area^[14]		Population		Website	Notes
Local government area	Council seat^[13]	Region	Year est.	km²	sq mi	(2013)^[15]	(2018)^[15]^[14]	Website	Notes
Albany, City of	Albany	Great Southern	1998	4,310.5	1,664	36,318	37,826	albany.wa.gov.au	Formerly: Town of Albany (1871) Shire of Albany (1871)
Ashburton, Shire of	Tom Price	Pilbara	1972	202,325	78,118	12,025	13,329	ashburton.wa.gov.au	West Pilbara until 1987. Formerly: Shire of Ashburton (1887) Shire of Tableland (1896)
Augusta–Margaret River, Shire of	Margaret River	South West	1891	2,123	820	13,487	15,700	amrsc.wa.gov.au	Augusta until 1926
Beverley, Shire of	Beverley	Wheatbelt	1871	2,372	916	1,692	1,748	beverley.wa.gov.au
Boddington, Shire of	Boddington	Peel	1903	1,900	734	2,225	1,833	boddington.wa.gov.au	Marradong until 1961
Boyup Brook, Shire of	Boyup Brook	South West	1896	2,827	1,092	1,667	1,756	boyupbrook.wa.gov.au	Upper Blackwood until 1969
Bridgetown–Greenbushes, Shire of	Bridgetown	South West	1970	1,340	517	4,647	4,722	bridgetown.wa.gov.au	Amalgamation of: Nelson RD (1887–1917), Bridgetown RD (1917–1961), Shire of Bridgetown (1961–1970); Greenbushes RD (1900–1961), Shire of Greenbushes (1961–1970)
Brookton, Shire of	Brookton	Wheatbelt	1906	1,602	619	998	965	brookton.wa.gov.au
Broome, Shire of	Broome	Kimberley	1918	54,632	21,094	17,185	16,952	broome.wa.gov.au
Broomehill–Tambellup, Shire of	Tambellup	Great Southern	2007	2,610	1,008	1,194	1,132	shirebt.wa.gov.au	Formerly: Shire of Broomehill (1892) Shire of Tambellup (1905)
Bruce Rock, Shire of	Bruce Rock	Wheatbelt	1913	2,727	1,053	988	940	brucerock.wa.gov.au	East Avon until 1918
Bunbury, City of	Bunbury	South West	1871	65	25	32,951	31,776	bunbury.wa.gov.au	City in 1979
Busselton, City of	Busselton	South West	1951	1,455	562	34,696	38,926	busselton.wa.gov.au	Amalgamation of Municipality and RD (both 1871)
Capel, Shire of	Capel	South West	1894	558	215	16,483	18,022	capel.wa.gov.au	Bunbury RD until 1907
Carnamah, Shire of	Carnamah	Mid West	1923	2,876	1,110	566	541	carnamah.wa.gov.au	Split from Irwin and Mingenew
Carnarvon, Shire of	Carnarvon	Gascoyne	1911	46,665	18,017	6,034	5,362	carnarvon.wa.gov.au	Formerly: Town of Carnarvon (1891–1965) Lower Gascoyne RD (1887–1911) Minilya RD (1893–1911) Gascoyne–Minilya RD and Shire (1911–1965)
Chapman Valley, Shire of	Nabawa	Mid West	1901	3,988	1,540	1,349	1,492	chapmanvalley.wa.gov.au	Upper Chapman until 1958
Chittering, Shire of	Bindoon	Wheatbelt	1896	1,221	471	5,112	5,742	chittering.wa.gov.au
Christmas Island, Shire of	Christmas Island	AIOT	1992	137	53	1,462	1,928^[17]	shire.gov.cx	Federal external territory.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Shire of	Home Island	AIOT	1992	14	5	605	538^[17]	shire.cc	Federal external territory.
Collie, Shire of	Collie	South West	1951	1,711	661	9,464	8,754	collie.wa.gov.au	Amalgamation of Municipality (1901) and RD (1900)
Coolgardie, Shire of	Coolgardie	Goldfields	1921	30,381	11,730	4,196	3,506	coolgardie.wa.gov.au	Amalgamation of Municipality (1894) and RD (1896)
Coorow, Shire of	Coorow	Mid West	1962	4,194	1,619	1,099	1,004	coorow.wa.gov.au	Split from Carnamah
Corrigin, Shire of	Corrigin	Wheatbelt	1913	2,682	1,036	1,147	1,146	corrigin.wa.gov.au
Cranbrook, Shire of	Cranbrook	Great Southern	1926	3,278	1,266	1,129	1,077	cranbrook.wa.gov.au
Cuballing, Shire of	Cuballing	Wheatbelt	1902	1,196	462	901	862	cuballing.wa.gov.au
Cue, Shire of	Cue	Mid West	1912	13,607	5,254	272	148	cue.wa.gov.au	Amalgamation of Day Dawn M. (1894) and Cue RD (1895)
Cunderdin, Shire of	Cunderdin	Wheatbelt	1894	1,864	720	1,392	1,440	cunderdin.wa.gov.au	Split from Northam, named Meckering until 1944
Dalwallinu, Shire of	Dalwallinu	Wheatbelt	1916	7,235	2,793	1,375	1,431	dalwallinu.wa.gov.au
Dandaragan, Shire of	Jurien Bay	Wheatbelt	1890	6,718	2,594	3,308	3,259	dandaragan.wa.gov.au
Dardanup, Shire of	Eaton	South West	1894	526	203	13,824	14,368	dardanup.wa.gov.au
Denmark, Shire of	Denmark	Great Southern	1911	1,860	718	5,804	6,154	denmark.wa.gov.au
Derby–West Kimberley, Shire of	Derby	Kimberley	1884	119,841	46,271	9,491	8,255	sdwk.wa.gov.au	West Kimberley until 1983
Donnybrook–Balingup, Shire of	Donnybrook	South West	1970	1,561	603	5,803	6,062	donnybrook-balingup.wa.gov.au	Formerly: Shire of Donnybrook, Preston RD until 1961 (1896) Shire of Balingup, Upper Capel RD until 1905 (1899)
Dowerin, Shire of	Dowerin	Wheatbelt	1911	1,865	720	707	676	dowerin.wa.gov.au
Dumbleyung, Shire of	Dumbleyung	Wheatbelt	1909	2,542	981	653	676	dumbleyung.wa.gov.au]
Dundas, Shire of	Norseman	Goldfields	1929	92,656	35,775	1,069	735	dundas.wa.gov.au
East Pilbara, Shire of	Newman	Pilbara	1972	372,301	143,746	12,570	10,970	eastpilbara.wa.gov.au	Formerly: Shire of Marble Bar (1896) Shire of Nullagine (1898)
Esperance, Shire of	Esperance	Goldfields	1895	45,059	17,397	14,422	14,281	esperance.wa.gov.au	Absorbed municipality (1895–1908)
Exmouth, Shire of	Exmouth	Gascoyne	1964	6,504	2,511	2,655	2,836	exmouth.wa.gov.au
Gingin, Shire of	Gingin	Wheatbelt	1893	3,211	1,240	5,267	5,258	gingin.wa.gov.au	Absorbed municipality (1893–1903)
Gnowangerup, Shire of	Gnowangerup	Great Southern	1912	4,267	1,647	1,294	1,207	gnowangerup.wa.gov.au
Goomalling, Shire of	Goomalling	Wheatbelt	1927	1,837	709	1,038	1,011	goomalling.wa.gov.au
Greater Geraldton, City of	Geraldton	Mid West	2011	9,903	3,824	39,838	38,738	cgg.wa.gov.au	Formerly: City of Geraldton (1871–2007) Shire of Greenough (1951–2007) Shire of Mullewa (1911–2011)
Halls Creek, Shire of	Halls Creek	Kimberley	1887	133,061	51,375	3,810	3,490	hcshire.wa.gov.au	Kimberley Goldfields until 1915
Harvey, Shire of	Harvey	South West	1894	1,729	668	25,657	27,798	harvey.wa.gov.au
Irwin, Shire of	Dongara	Mid West	1871	2,375	917	3,749	3,560	irwin.wa.gov.au
Jerramungup, Shire of	Jerramungup	Great Southern	1982	6,509	2,513	1,112	1,133	jerramungup.wa.gov.au	Split from Gnowangerup
Kalgoorlie–Boulder, City of	Kalgoorlie	Goldfields	1989	95,242	36,773	33,267	29,998	kalbould.wa.gov.au	Formerly: Town of Kalgoorlie (1897–1989) Shire of Boulder (1969–1989)
Karratha, City of	Karratha	Pilbara	1887	15,278	5,899	24,432	22,414	karratha.wa.gov.au	Absorbed Roebourne and Cossack municipalities in 1910, was known as Shire of Roebourne until 2014
Katanning, Shire of	Katanning	Great Southern	1892	1,519	586	4,403	4,085	katanning.wa.gov.au
Kellerberrin, Shire of	Kellerberrin	Wheatbelt	1908	1,917	740	1,251	1,207	kellerberrin.wa.gov.au
Kent, Shire of	Nyabing	Great Southern	1922	5,631	2,174	547	562	kent.wa.gov.au	Nyabing–Pingrup 1955–1972
Kojonup, Shire of	Kojonup	Great Southern	1871	2,932	1,132	2,044	1,980	kojonup.wa.gov.au
Kondinin, Shire of	Kondinin	Wheatbelt	1925	7,427	2,868	985	870	kondinin.wa.gov.au
Koorda, Shire of	Koorda	Wheatbelt	1927	2,835	1,095	446	408	koorda.wa.gov.au
Kulin, Shire of	Kulin	Wheatbelt	1918	4,720	1,822	831	774	kulin.wa.gov.au	Roe until 1926
Lake Grace, Shire of	Lake Grace	Wheatbelt	1922	11,892	4,592	1,374	1,282	lakegrace.wa.gov.au
Laverton, Shire of	Laverton	Goldfields	1906	180,127	69,547	1,428	1,206	laverton.wa.gov.au	Mount Margaret until 1950, absorbed Mount Morgans M (1900–1913)
Leonora, Shire of	Leonora	Goldfields	1912	31,941	12,332	2,419	1,529	leonora.wa.gov.au
Mandurah, City of	Mandurah	Peel	1949	174	67	79,292	85,302	mandurah.wa.gov.au	City in 1990
Manjimup, Shire of	Manjimup	South West	1908	7,027	2,713	9,482	9,159	manjimup.wa.gov.au	Warren until 1925
Meekatharra, Shire of	Meekatharra	Mid West	1909	100,327	38,736	1,426	1,008	meekashire.wa.gov.au
Menzies, Shire of	Menzies	Goldfields	1912	124,794	48,183	486	521	menzies.wa.gov.au
Merredin, Shire of	Merredin	Wheatbelt	1921	3,297	1,273	3,379	3,410	merredin.wa.gov.au
Mingenew, Shire of	Mingenew	Mid West	1901	1,937	748	487	432	mingenew.wa.gov.au	Upper Irwin until 1919
Moora, Shire of	Moora	Wheatbelt	1908	3,767	1,454	2,527	2,426	moora.wa.gov.au	Split from Victoria Plains
Morawa, Shire of	Morawa	Mid West	1928	3,517	1,358	872	698	morawa.wa.gov.au	Split from Perenjori–Morawa RD
Mount Magnet, Shire of	Mount Magnet	Mid West	1901	13,893	5,364	661	464	mtmagnet.wa.gov.au	Absorbed municipality (1896–1901)
Mount Marshall, Shire of	Bencubbin	Wheatbelt	1923	10,197	3,937	523	518	mtmarshall.wa.gov.au
Mukinbudin, Shire of	Mukinbudin	Wheatbelt	1933	3,438	1,327	545	531	mukinbudin.wa.gov.au
Murchison, Shire of	Murchison	Mid West	1875	45,110	17,417	146	162	murchison.wa.gov.au
Murray, Shire of	Pinjarra	Peel	1887	1,711	661	16,087	17,653	murray.wa.gov.au
Nannup, Shire of	Nannup	South West	1890	3,055	1,180	1,343	1,363	nannup.wa.gov.au	Lower Blackwood until 1925
Narembeen, Shire of	Narembeen	Wheatbelt	1925	3,836	1,481	826	837	narembeen.wa.gov.au
Narrogin, Shire of	Narrogin	Wheatbelt	1892	1,632	630	5,324	5,040	narrogin.wa.gov.au	Absorbed Town of Narrogin (1906–2016)
Ngaanyatjarraku, Shire of	Warburton	Goldfields	1993	160,733	62,059	1,689	1,747	ngaanyatjarraku.wa.gov.au
Northam, Shire of	Northam	Wheatbelt	1871	1,432	553	11,472	11,190	northam.wa.gov.au	Absorbed Town of Northam (1879–2007)
Northampton, Shire of	Northampton	Mid West	1871	12,638	4,880	3,432	3,077	northampton.wa.gov.au	Mines RD until 1887
Nungarin, Shire of	Nungarin	Wheatbelt	1921	1,164	449	254	247	nungarin.wa.gov.au
Perenjori, Shire of	Perenjori	Mid West	1916	8,311	3,209	830	596	perenjori.wa.gov.au	Perenjori–Morawa until 1928
Pingelly, Shire of	Pingelly	Wheatbelt	1891	1,295	500	1,205	1,152	pingelly.wa.gov.au	Moorumbine until 1913
Plantagenet, Shire of	Mount Barker	Great Southern	1871	4,877	1,883	5,172	5,249	plantagenet.wa.gov.au
Port Hedland, Town of	Port Hedland	Pilbara	1891	18,482	7,136	15,951	14,975	porthedland.wa.gov.au	Pilbara until 1904. Town 1989
Quairading, Shire of	Quairading	Wheatbelt	1913	2,018	779	1,066	1,007	quairading.wa.gov.au	Avon until 1922
Ravensthorpe, Shire of	Ravensthorpe	Goldfields	1900	9,833	3,797	2,118	1,598	ravensthorpe.wa.gov.au	Phillips River until 1961
Sandstone, Shire of	Sandstone	Mid West	1897	32,714	12,631	112	81	sandstone.wa.gov.au	Black Range until 1961
Shark Bay, Shire of	Denham	Gascoyne	1904	24,184	9,337	936	946	sharkbay.wa.gov.au
Tammin, Shire of	Tammin	Wheatbelt	1948	1,103	426	415	401	tammin.wa.gov.au	Split from Cunderdin
Three Springs, Shire of	Three Springs	Mid West	1928	2,656	1,025	638	591	threesprings.wa.gov.au
Toodyay, Shire of	Toodyay	Wheatbelt	1912	1,693	654	4,682	4,427	toodyay.wa.gov.au	Amalgamation of Newcastle M (1877) and Toodyay RD (1871)
Trayning, Shire of	Trayning	Wheatbelt	1911	1,652	638	366	348	trayning.wa.gov.au
Upper Gascoyne, Shire of	Gascoyne Junction	Gascoyne	1887	58,007	22,397	270	279	uppergascoyne.wa.gov.au
Victoria Plains, Shire of	Calingiri	Wheatbelt	1871	2,553	986	932	934	victoriaplains.wa.gov.au
Wagin, Shire of	Wagin	Wheatbelt	1887	1,947	752	1,925	1,824	wagin.wa.gov.au	Arthur until 1905. Absorbed municipality (1906–1961)
Wandering, Shire of	Wandering	Wheatbelt	1874	1,901	734	451	431	wandering.wa.gov.au
Waroona, Shire of	Waroona	Peel	1898	832	321	3,931	4,169	waroona.wa.gov.au	Drakesbrook until 1961
West Arthur, Shire of	Darkan	Wheatbelt	1896	2,834	1,094	884	798	westarthur.wa.gov.au
Westonia, Shire of	Westonia	Wheatbelt	1916	3,316	1,280	302	302	westonia.wa.gov.au
Wickepin, Shire of	Wickepin	Wheatbelt	1909	2,041	788	764	730	wickepin.wa.gov.au
Williams, Shire of	Williams	Wheatbelt	1871	2,306	890	977	1,024	williams.wa.gov.au
Wiluna, Shire of	Wiluna	Goldfields	1909	181,662	70,140	1,131	706	wiluna.wa.gov.au
Wongan–Ballidu, Shire of	Wongan Hills	Wheatbelt	1887	3,368	1,300	1,474	1,299	wongan.wa.gov.au	Melbourne until 1926
Woodanilling, Shire of	Woodanilling	Great Southern	1906	1,129	436	430	428	woodanilling.wa.gov.au
Wyalkatchem, Shire of	Wyalkatchem	Wheatbelt	1920	1,596	616	541	498	wyalkatchem.wa.gov.au
Wyndham East Kimberley, Shire of	Kununurra	Kimberley	1887	112,023	43,252	8,243	7,317	swek.wa.gov.au	East Kimberley until 1896, Wyndham until 1961
Yalgoo, Shire of	Yalgoo	Mid West	1907	27,976	10,802	426	357	yalgoo.wa.gov.au	Upper Murchison until 1912
Yilgarn, Shire of	Southern Cross	Wheatbelt	1891	30,405	11,739	1,539	1,169	yilgarn.wa.gov.au	Absorbed Southern Cross M (1892–1918)
York, Shire of	York	Wheatbelt	1871	2,133	824	3,619	3,591	york.wa.gov.au	Absorbed Town of York (1871–1965)

Regional councils

Currently, Western Australia has ten regional councils. Each regional council comprises two or more local government areas (LGAs).

Metropolitan regional councils

Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council – 6 LGAs (4 cities, 1 shire, and 1 town)^[18]
Mindarie Regional Council – 7 LGAs (5 cities and 2 towns)^[19]
Rivers Regional Council – 6 LGAs (4 cities and 2 shires)^[20]
Southern Metropolitan Regional Council – 5 LGAs (4 cities and 1 town)^[21]
Tamala Park Regional Council – 7 LGAs (5 cities and 2 towns)^[22]
Western Metropolitan Regional Council – 5 LGAs (1 city, 1 shire, and 3 towns)^[23]

Non-metropolitan regional councils

Bunbury Harvey Regional Council – 2 LGAs (1 city and 1 shire)^[24]
- City of Bunbury
- Shire of Harvey
Murchison Regional Vermin Council – 5 LGAs (5 shires)^[25]
Pilbara Regional Council – 4 LGAs (1 city, 2 shires, and 1 town)^[26]
Warren Blackwood Alliance of Councils – 5 LGAs (5 shires)^[27]

References

External links

"Shires of Australia". Statoids.

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