The State Register of Heritage Places is maintained by the Heritage Council of Western Australia. As of 2023 [update] , 120 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley, [1] of which three are on the State Register of Heritage Places. [2]
The Western Australian State Register of Heritage Places, as of 2023 [update] , lists the following three state registered places within the Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley:
Place name | Place # | Street number | Street name | Suburb or town | Co-ordinates | Notes & former names | Photo |
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School House (former), Kununurra Research Station | 9576 | Durak Drive | Kununurra | 15°39′13″S128°42′24″E / 15.653473°S 128.7067°E | |||
Main Pump Station, Kununurra | 9589 | Lakeview Drive | Kununurra | 15°47′31″S128°43′03″E / 15.791984°S 128.717495°E | M1 Pump Station, Kununurra | ||
Frank Wise Institute of Tropical Agriculture | 16601 | Durak Drive | Kununurra | 15°39′11″S128°42′20″E / 15.653054°S 128.705497°E | Kimberley Research Station, Kununurra Research Station |
The Shire of Wyndham East Kimberley is one of the four local government areas in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia, covering an area of 117,514 square kilometres (45,372 sq mi) at Western Australia's northeastern corner. The Shire's seat of government was originally in Wyndham but now in the town of Kununurra, which is home to over half of the Shire's permanent population of around 7,000, while a council office is located at Wyndham.
The Shire of Broome is one of the four local government areas in the Kimberley region of northern Western Australia, covering an area of 55,796 square kilometres (21,543 sq mi), most of which is sparsely populated. The Shire's estimated population as at the 2016 census was 16,222 most of whom reside in the town of Broome. Many Aboriginal communities are within the Shire, notably Beagle Bay and Bardi.