Profile of the electoral division of Durack (WA)

State/Territory:

Western Australia

Date this name and boundary was gazetted:

24 September 2024

First election this name was used at:

2010 federal election

First election this boundary was used at:

2022 federal election

Maps and data

A4 map of the electoral division of Durack (2024) [PDF 3.47MB]

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Name Derivation:

Named to honour succeeding generations of the Durack family who were pioneers and developers of the Kimberley region, including:

• Patrick Durack, 1834–98, who took up land on the Ord River in the East Kimberley in 1882,
• W J Durack who worked as a doctor in the Marble Bar and Murchinson district and was the first to diagnose leprosy in the Aboriginal people of this area,
• Michael Patrick Durack, 1865–1950, who promoted the development of the northern parts of Western Australia,
• Dame Mary Gertrude Durack DBE AC, 1913–94, the author and historian who wrote about the outback, Australian settlers, the history of missionaries in Western Australia and her family's struggles and achievements as pioneers in the Kimberley region,
• Elizabeth Durack OBE, 1915–2000, the artist whose works capture remote parts of north and central Western Australia,
• Kimberley Michael Durack, 1917–1968, who established the Ord River Research Station, which led to irrigated farming around Kununurra, and
• Peter Drew Durack, 1926–2008, who was a Senator for Western Australia (1971–1993) and introduced the Freedom of Information Act.

Area

1,410,947 sq km

Location description

The Division of Durack consists of:

• City of Greater Geraldton,
• City of Karratha,
• Shire of Ashburton,
• Shire of Broome,
• Shire of Carnamah,
• Shire of Carnarvon,
• Shire of Chapman Valley,
• Shire of Chittering,
• Shire of Coorow,
• Shire of Cue,
• Shire of Cunderdin,
• Shire of Dalwallinu,
• Shire of Dandaragan,
• Shire of Derby-West Kimberley,
• Shire of Dowerin,
• Shire of East Pilbara,
• Shire of Exmouth,
• Shire of Gingin,
• Shire of Goomalling,
• Shire of Halls Creek,
• Shire of Irwin,
• Shire of Kellerberrin,
• Shire of Koorda,
• Shire of Meekatharra,

• Shire of Merredin,
• Shire of Mingenew,
• Shire of Moora,
• Shire of Morawa,
• Shire of Mount Magnet,
• Shire of Mount Marshall,
• Shire of Mukinbudin,
• Shire of Murchison,
• Shire of Northampton,
• Shire of Nungarin,
• Shire of Perenjori,
• Shire of Sandstone,
• Shire of Shark Bay,
• Shire of Tammin,
• Shire of Three Springs,
• Shire of Trayning,
• Shire of Upper Gascoyne,
• Shire of Victoria Plains,
• Shire of Westonia,
• Shire of Wongan-Ballidu,
• Shire of Wyalkatchem
• Shire of Wyndham-East Kimberley,
• Shire of Yalgoo,
• Town of Port Hedland, and
• part of the City of Swan.

Demographic Rating:

Rural – outside capital cities and without majority of enrolment in major provincial cities.

Current member details:

Please refer to the Parliament of Australia website

Members:

Former members for an electoral division of this name can be found by searching 'Electorates' in the Parliamentary Handbook

AEC Divisional Office:

Divisional Office contact details

Further information:

For supporting information, see Party codes, demographic ratings and seat status.