Gascoyne
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The Gascoyne region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northwest of Western Australia, and consists of the local government areas of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne. The Gascoyne has about of Indian Ocean coastline; extends inland about ; and has an area of , including islands.
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- Australian place.name
- Gascoyne
- Australian place.state
- wa
- Australian place.type
- region
- Australian place.mapframe
- yes
- Australian place.mapframe zoom
- 5
- Australian place.caption
- Extent of Gascoyne region
- Australian place.lga
- Shire of Carnarvon
- Australian place.lga2
- Shire of Exmouth
- Australian place.lga3
- Shire of Shark Bay
- Australian place.lga4
- Shire of Upper Gascoyne
- Australian place.stategov
- North West Central
- Australian place.fedgov
- Durack
- Australian place.area
- 135073.8
- Australian place.pop_year
- 2019
- Australian place.pop
- 9,277
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- Area
- 138000
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The Gascoyne region is one of the nine regions of Western Australia. It is located in the northwest of Western Australia, and consists of the local government areas of Carnarvon, Exmouth, Shark Bay and Upper Gascoyne. The Gascoyne has about of Indian Ocean coastline; extends inland about ; and has an area of , including islands.
==Population== The Gascoyne has the lowest population of any region of Western Australia, with about 9,277 people. The majority of residents are non-Aboriginal people born in Australia (74%). Just over half live in Carnarvon (4,426) where Aboriginal residents account for 18% of the population. Other centres are Exmouth, Denham, Gascoyne Junction and Coral Bay.
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