Land Use Patterns

The Electoral Distribution Commissioners must now give due consideration to land use patterns as one of the primary criteria. Mapping of land use in Western Australia was undertaken as part of the National Land and Water Resources Audit. Online access to land use patterns is available from the following external link: Bureau of Rural Sciences

Trend of Demographic Changes

The following data has been provided by the Australian Bureau of Statistics: Trend of Demographic Changes by Local Government Authority (PDF 49 Kb)

Forest Areas

The South West Region will now be required to include coastal and forest areas in the south-west of the State. A map supplied by the Department of Environment and Conservation, which shows the South West Region defined in the 2003 Electoral Distribution and its associated forest areas, is provided below. Forest Associations and 2003 Electoral Boundaries (PDF 1,401 Kb)

Land Areas

The following data has been provided by Landgate. The total land area for a proposed district can be calculated by summing up the land areas for each local government authority contained within the boundaries of the district: Land areas (PDF 26 Kb)