Cadastral divisions of Western Australia

The Cadastral divisions of Western Australia refer to the subdivisions in Western Australia of land divisions, land districts, and counties, which were divided in the nineteenth century for cadastral purposes. They are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia.

Land divisions

There are six land divisions in Western Australia. The Rabbit-proof fence is on the border line between the North West and South West divisions on the western side, and the others on the eastern side.

*Central Division
*Eastern Division
*Eucla Division
*Kimberley Division
*South West Division
*West Division

The divisions were altered c.1900; previously there had been six somewhat different divisions; [http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-t1196 this 1893 map] shows a Gascoyne Division, but no Central Division. The same divisions are shown on: [http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-nk5920] , [http://www.nla.gov.au/apps/cdview?pi=nla.map-rm3700-s1-v]

Land districts

In brackets is the division they are located in (West, South West, Central, Eucla, or Kimberley). In 1909, none of the land districts were located wholly in the Eastern Division, which was made up of mostly desert regions. (Pardu District was located in part of it). The land districts are further subdivided into locations and lots.

*Ashburton Land District (West Division)
*Avon Land District (South West Division)
*Balladonia Land District (Eucla Division and Central Division )
*Bulara Land District (Kimberley Division)
*Bulga Land District (Central Division)
*Buningonia Land District (Central Division)
*Canning Land District (South West Division)
*Cockburn Sound Land District (South West Division)
*Dampier Land District (Kimberley Division)
*De Grey Land District (West Division)
*De Witt Land District (West Division)
*Dempster Land District (Eucla Division)
*Dundas Land District (Eucla Division and Central Division )
*Dungan Land District (Kimberley Division)
*Edel Land District (West Division)
*Edjudina Land District (Central Division)
*Erivilla Land District (West Division)
*Esperance Land District (Eucla Division)
*Fitzgerald Land District (Eucla Division)
*Fitzroy Land District (Kimberley Division)
*Forrest Land District (West Division)
*Fraser Land District (Eucla Division and Central Division )
*Gascoyne Land District (West Division)
*Gregory Land District (West Division)
*Hampton Land District (Central Division)
*Hardey Land District (West Division)
*Hay Land District (South West Division)
*Jarmura Land District (Kimberley Division)
*Jaurdi Land District (Central Division)
*Jilbadji Land District (Central Division)
*Kaluwiri Land District (Central Division)
*Kent Land District South West Division)
*King Land District (Kimberley Division)
*Kojonup Land District (South West Division)
*Kundra Land District (West Division)
*Kwinana Land District (Kimberley Division)
*Kyarra Land District (West Division)
*Leake Land District (Eucla Division)
*Luman Land District (Kimberley Division)
*Lyndon Land District (West Division)
*Lyons Land District (West Division)
*Malcolm Land District (Central Division)
*Mardarbilla Land District (Eucla Division)
*Marmion Land District (Central Division)
*Marndoc Land District (Kimberley Division)
*Meda Land District (Kimberley Division)
*Melbourne Land District (South West Division)
*Mundrabilla Land District (Eucla Division)
*Murchison Land District (West Division)
*Murray Land District (South West Division)
*Nabberu Land District (Central Division)
*Nelson Land District (South West Division)
*Neridup Land District (Eucla Division)
*Ngalbain Land District (Central Division)
*Ninghan Land District (South West Division and West Division)
*Nookawarra Land District (West Division)
*Nuleri Land District (Central Division)
*Numalgun Land District (Kimberley Division)
*Nurina Land District (Eucla Division)
*Nuyts Land District (Eucla Division and Central Division )
*Oldfield Land District (Eucla Division and South West Division)
*Omalinde Land District (Kimberley Division)
*Pardu Land District (Kimberley Division, Eastern Division and West Division)
*Peawah Land District (West Division)
*Plantagenet Land District South West Division)
*Roe Land District South West Division)
*Sussex Land District (South West Division)
*Swan Land District (South West Division)
*Teano Land District (West Division)
*Thaduna Land District (West Division)
*Ularring Land District (Central Division)
*Victoria Land District (South West Division and West Division)
*Warramboo Land District (West Division)
*Weld Land District (Central Division)
*Wellington Land District (South West Division)
*Williams Land District (South West Division)
*Windell Land District (West Division)
*Yelina Land District (Central Division)
*Yilgarn Land District (Central Division)
*Yurabi Land District (Kimberley Division)

Counties

There were 26 counties in the south-western part of the state, designated shortly after the Swan River Colony was founded in 1829. It was also originally intended for these to be subdivided into hundreds and parishes also, but this did not happen.

*Beaufort County
*Carnarvon County
*Durham County
*Glenelg County
*Goderich County
*Grantham County
*Grey County
*Hay County
*Howick County
*Kent County
*Lanark County
*Lansdowne County
*Melbourne County
*Minto County
*Murray County
*Nelson County
*Peel County
*Plantagenet County
*Perth County
*Stirling County
*Sussex County
*Twiss County
*Victoria County
*Wellington County
*Wicklow County
*York County

References

* [http://www.nla.gov.au/map/cadastral.html#wa National Library of Australia, Cadastral Maps]
* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-db87 Index map of Western Australia 1909 showing land districts and land divisions]