Shire of Shark Bay
Shire of Shark Bay | |||||||||||||
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Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Gascoyne | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1904 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Denham | ||||||||||||
| Government | |||||||||||||
| • Shire President | Cheryl Cowell | ||||||||||||
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| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 25,423 km2 (9,816 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,031 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Shark Bay | ||||||||||||
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The Shire of Shark Bay is a local government area of Western Australia in the Gascoyne region. It has an area of 25,423 square kilometres (9,816 sq mi) and a population of about 950. It is made up of two peninsulas and Shark Bay, located at the westernmost point of Australia. There is one town in the Shire of Shark Bay, Denham, which is the administrative centre for the Shire. There are also a number of small communities; they are Useless Loop (a now-closed mining site), Monkey Mia (a popular resort where dolphins come in), Nanga and Hamelin Pool. The Overlander and The Billabong are roadhouses.