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Shire of Murray
| Shire of Murray Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 18,068 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1868 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1,710.1 km2 (660.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | David Bolt[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Pinjarra | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Peel region Greater Mandurah | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Murray-Wellington | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Murray | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Murray is a local government area of Western Australia. It has an area of 1,710.1 square kilometres (660.3 sq mi) and is located in the Peel Region about 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of the Perth CBD.
The Shire extends across the Peel Inlet and the Swan Coastal Plain into the Darling Scarp, including about 77,000 hectares (190,000 acres) of State forests. Timber logging and agriculture were the traditional enterprises of the district. However, in recent decades, bauxite mining and a significant equine and tourism industry have emerged. The Murray River flows all year throughout the district. It offers premier country racing and trotting facilities, a golf course and an array of festivals and events.
The Shire is centred on the town of Pinjarra, one of the oldest towns in Western Australia where a number of 19th-century mud brick buildings are still in use today.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Murray (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Murray". www.elections.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Electoral Commission. 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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