Shire of Esperance

This article is about a local government area. For the town, see Esperance, Western Australia.

Shire of Esperance
Local government area
Esperance Civic Centre, 2019
Interactive map of Shire of Esperance
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
RegionGoldfields–Esperance
Established1895
Council seatEsperance
Government
 • Shire PresidentRon Chambers
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
42,546.9 km2 (16,427.4 sq mi)
Population
 • Total13,883 (LGA 2021)
WebsiteShire of Esperance
LGAs around Shire of Esperance
Dundas Dundas Dundas
Ravensthorpe Shire of Esperance Dundas
Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

The Shire of Esperance is a local government area in the Goldfields–Esperance region of Western Australia, about 400 kilometres (250 mi) south of the city of Kalgoorlie and about 720 kilometres (450 mi) east-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 42,547 square kilometres (16,427 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Esperance, where about three-quarters of the Shire's population resides.

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