Shire of Shark Bay

The Shire of Shark Bay is located in the Gascoyne Region of the Midwest and made up of two peninsulas on the western most point of Australia. Shark Bay is a 2.2million hectare World Heritage Area, the town of Denham is the main settlement within the Shire, located 800km from Perth within Western Australia’s popular Coral Coast tourism region. Shark Bay population of approximately 946 people (2016 census) and has a rich and diverse history.

Shark Bay is a thriving community with the main local industries being tourism, fishing, salt production, pearl culturing, shell grit mining and pastoral (sheep, cattle and goats). The town boasts a wide range of local businesses providing services and goods for the local community.