Midwest

Regional Overview

Midwest

The Mid West Region covers approximately 466,766 square kilometres (including offshore islands) or nearly one-fifth of the area of Western Australia.
The Region extends along the coast from Greenhead in the south-west, where it borders the Wheatbelt Region, to beyond Kalbarri where it is bordered by the Gascoyne Region in the north-west.
The Region also extends more than 800 kilometres east into the mineral rich hinterland where it is bordered by the Pilbara Region (north-east) and Goldfields-Esperance Region (east and south-east).
With an area twice the size of the United Kingdom, the Mid West Region embraces a wide diversity of landscapes and land uses.
Major land uses range from fishing and agriculture near the coast to the valuable pastoral and mining industries further inland. The Mid West Region comprises nineteen local government authorities including the City of Geraldton which is the Region’s major commercial, administrative and service centre.

Gascoyne

The Gascoyne Region is located in the north-west of Western Australia, capturing 600 km of Indian Ocean coast and stretching about 500 km inland beyond Mt Augustus and the Burringurrah Aboriginal Community.
The Region is made up of the Shires of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne, and is bordered by the Mid West Region to the south and east, and the Pilbara Region to the north.
The 137,938 square kilometre land mass (including offshore islands) of the Gascoyne represents about 5.5 per cent of the State’s total area and is approximately twice the size of Tasmania.
The Gascoyne coastal area incorporates internationally recognised features such as the Ningaloo Reef near Exmouth and the Shark Bay World Heritage Property. The hinterland includes the outstanding features of the Kennedy Ranges and Mt Augustus.

Major Centres