Shire of Murchison
| Shire of Murchison Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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The Murchison Shire offices | |||||||||||||||
Location in Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
| Population | 101 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1875 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 49,500 km2 (19,112.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Shire President | Ross Foulkes-Taylor | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Murchison Settlement | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Mid West | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | North West | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Durack | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Shire of Murchison | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Murchison is a 49,500 km² local government area (LGA), within the Murchison sub-region, in the Mid West region of Western Australia. Encompassing most of the Murchison and East Murchison goldfields, the shire is named after the Murchison River. It is Australia's least-populated LGA and the only one without an official town. Five sparsely populated rural localities, with a collective population of 101 (as of 2021), comprise the entire shire. The shire offices, located 300 kilometres (186 mi) northeast of Geraldton, are the focal point of Murchison Settlement, a small part of the Murchison locality.