The Shire of Laverton is a local government area in the Goldfields-Esperance region of Western Australia, about 370 kilometres (230 mi) northeast of the city of Kalgoorlie and about 950 kilometres (590 mi) east-northeast of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of 179,798 square kilometres (69,420 sq mi), and its seat of government is the town of Laverton.

History

The Mount Margaret Road District was gazetted on 17 August 1906. It absorbed the Municipality of Mount Morgans on 28 February 1913. On 13 November 1925, it absorbed some land from neighbouring road districts, most notably Lawlers.

It was renamed the Laverton Road District on 20 January 1950. It was made a shire on 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

The residents of the Shire are represented by 7 Councillors.

Towns and localities

The towns and localities of the Shire of Laverton with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:

Suburb	Population	Area	Map
Bandya	275 (SAL 2021)	7,056.8 km (2,724.6 sq mi)
Beadell	0 (SAL 2016)	72,937.6 km (28,161.4 sq mi)
Cosmo Newbery	143 (SAL 2021)	12,245.8 km (4,728.1 sq mi)
Laverton	907 (SAL 2021)	11,482.3 km (4,433.3 sq mi)
Lake Wells	0 (SAL 2021)	30,082.6 km (11,615.0 sq mi)
Neale	0 (SAL 2016)	45,902.8 km (17,723.2 sq mi)

Ghost towns

Ghost towns of the Shire of Laverton:

• Beria
• Burtville
• Duketon
• Euro
• Mount Margaret
• Mount Morgans

Heritage-listed places

As of 2023, 38 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Laverton, of which two are on the State Register of Heritage Places, the former Hotel Australia and the Mt Margaret Mission Hospital ruin.