The Shire of Denmark is a local government area in the Great Southern regionThis region is defined in the Regional Development Commissions Act 1993 of Western Australia, about west of Albany and about south-southeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire of Denmark covers an area of , and its seat of government is located in the townsite and locality of Denmark.
History The Denmark Road District was gazetted on 22 September 1911. On 1 July 1961, the district became a shire following the passing of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.
Indigenous people The Shire of Denmark, according to its own website, is located on the traditional land of the Bibulman and Mineng people of the Noongar nation. The Mineng's traditional lands cover the majority of the shire while the Bibulman's traditional lands are to the west and, according to other sources, do not extend into the Shire of Denmark.
Wards The Shire of Denmark is divided into three wards with a varying number of councillors:http://www.denmark.wa.gov.au/our-council/councillor-contact-details.aspx
Scotsdale/Shadforth Ward (four councillors) Town Ward (three councillors) Kent/Nornalup Ward (two councillors)
Townsites Denmark (extended to include residential portions of Ocean Beach on 5 July 2016) Nornalup (created on 5 July 2016) Peaceful Bay (created on 5 July 2016)
Towns and localities The towns and localities of the Shire of Denmark with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census: LocalityPopulationAreaMap Bow Bridge Denmark Hay Hazelvale Kentdale Kordabup Mount Lindesay Mount Romance Nornalup Ocean Beach Parryville Peaceful Bay Scotsdale Shadforth Tingledale Trent William Bay
Heritage-listed places
As of 2023, 141 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Denmark, of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places.
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