Shire of Upper Gascoyne
The Shire of Upper Gascoyne is a local government area in the Gascoyne region of Western Australia, inland from Carnarvon and about north of the state capital, Perth. The Shire has an area of , much of which is uninhabited land or sparsely vegetated sheep station country, and its seat of government is the small town of Gascoyne Junction. It has a population of 278 (2016 census), 58% of whom identify as Aboriginal. History. The Upper Gascoyne Road District was gazetted on 10 February 1887. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire under the "Local Government  Act 1960", which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. The original Road Board office is now a heritage-listed site. Wards. The shire is divided into 3 wards, each with two councillors: Heritage-listed places. As of 2021, 19 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Upper Gascoyne, of which one is on the State Register of Heritage Places, the Upper Gascoyne Road Board Office in Gascoyne Junction.