Great Southern

Regional Overview

• The Great Southern Region is located on the south coast of Western Australia, adjoining the Southern Ocean, where the coast extends for approximately 250 kilometres. It is also bordered by the South West Region on the west and extends 200 kilometres north where it meets the Wheatbelt Region.
• The total land area is 39,007 square kilometres (including offshore islands), representing approximately 1.5 per cent of the State's total area.
• The historic port town of Albany, which is the State's oldest European settlement, has one of the best natural anchorages in the Southern Hemisphere and is the Region's administrative centre. It is also the transport hub from where most of Region’s crops and livestock are shipped.

Major Centres

Local Government (Shires)

 

Albany, City of

Broomehill, Shire of

Cranbrook, Shire of

Denmark, Shire of

Gnowangerup, Shire of

Jerramungup, Shire of

Katanning, Shire of

Kent, Shire of

Kojonup, Shire of

Plantagenet, Shire of

Tambellup, Shire of

Wagin, Shire of

Woodanilling, Shire of

 

Links to the Great Southern

 

Heath Service Directory WACHS Great Southern  

Mental Health Directory for the Upper Great Southern Region

Great Southern Development Commission

Regions of WA Series – Great Southern, Going for Growth (1.46MB)