List of pastoral leases in Western Australia


s in Western Australia are increasingly known as "stations", and more particular – as either sheep stations or cattle stations. They are usually found in country that is designated as rangeland. In 2013 there were a total of 527 pastoral leases in Western Australia. And all leases were put up for renewal or surrender in 2015.
Stations/pastoral leases are a significant part of Western Australian history. At different stages enquiries, pleas for extensions of lease times and royal commissions have been made into the industry.
Nearly 90 million hectares or 36% of the area of Western Australia are covered by these stations. Despite the very low population involved in general management of stations, significant numbers of seasonal workers have moved through the sheep stations to shear for wool. Also more recently stations have been used as holding places of feral goats for export and meat production.

Administration

The current administration of leases is conducted by the appointed Minister for Lands of the day and the Pastoral Lands Board of Western Australia, which succeeded the Pastoral Board after changes to the Land Act of 1933 and the new Land Administration Act of 1997. Further current policies and details of governance are updated within publications and websites administered by the Pastoral Lands Board.
In 2006 the Pastoral Lands Board within the Department of Planning and Infrastructure produced a 24-page pamphlet, which although appearing to be dealing with Outback issues, deals mainly with the process of accessing pastoral leases in Western Australia. The significant distances between stations and points of transport have seen droving or "stock routes" created in the past, such as the Canning Stock Route. Also the rail route to Meekatharra can be seen as a means of reaching into the station country to facilitate stock transport.

List

The list that follows is from various sources – abandoned, amalgamated, relinquished, and historical leases may be in the list.
The list includes the local government, and regional locations – for more specific locating of the stations, the Travellers Atlas of Western Australia map identifies all current pastoral leases.

A-C

Name of pastoral leaseRegionLGA
AbydosPilbaraEast Pilbara
AdelongGoldfields-EsperanceMenzies
Albion DownsMurchisonWiluna
Alice DownsKimberleyHalls Creek
AndoverPilbaraKarratha
Anna PlainsKimberleyBroome
AnneanMurchisonMeekatharra
ArcoonaGoldfields-EsperanceMenzies
Argyle DownsKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
ArizonaKimberleyHalls Creek
ArrinoGreat SouthernGnowangerup
ArubiddyGoldfields-EsperanceDundas
Ashburton DownsPilbaraAshburton
AtleyMurchisonSandstone
Austin DownsMurchisonCue
Avoca DownsGoldfields-EsperanceKalgoorlie-Boulder
BadjaMurchisonYalgoo
Balfour DownsPilbaraEast Pilbara
BalgairGoldfields-EsperanceKalgoorlie-Boulder
BaliGoldfields-EsperanceCoolgardie
Balla BallaPilbaraAshburton
BallineMurchisonNorthampton
BallythunnaMurchisonMurchison
BalmoralPilbaraKarratha
Bamboo SpringsPilbaraEast Pilbara
BandyaGoldfields-EsperanceLaverton
BanjawarnGoldfields-EsperanceLeonora
BarnongMurchisonYalgoo
BarrambieMurchisonSandstone
Barton PlainsKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
BarwidgeeMurchisonWiluna
Bedford DownsKimberleyHalls Creek
BeebynMurchisonCue
BeleleMurchisonMeekatharra
BeringarraMurchisonMurchison
BeyondieMurchisonMeekatharra
BidgemiaGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
BillabalongMurchisonYalgoo
BillilunaKimberleyHalls Creek
BillinnookaPilbaraEast Pilbara
BinthalyaGascoyneCarnarvon
Black FlagGoldfields-EsperanceKalgoorlie-Boulder
Black HillMurchisonSandstone
Black RangeMurchisonSandstone
Bohemia DownsKimberleyHalls Creek
Bonney DownsPilbaraEast Pilbara
BooanyaGoldfields-EsperanceDundas
BoodanooMurchisonMount Magnet
BoodariePilbaraPort Hedland
BoogardieMurchisonMount Magnet
BoolalooPilbaraAshburton
BoolardyMurchisonMurchison
BoolathanaGascoyneCarnarvon
BoonderooGoldfields-EsperanceCity of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
Booylgoo SpringMurchisonSandstone
Bow RiverKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
Bow RiverMurchisonNorthampton
BraesidePilbaraEast Pilbara
Brick HouseGascoyneCarnarvon
Brooking SpringsKimberleyDerby-West Kimberley
BryahMurchisonMeekatharra
Bulga DownsMurchisonSandstone
BullabullingGoldfields-EsperanceCoolgardie
BullaraPilbaraAshburton
BullardooMurchisonGreater Geraldton
Bulloo DownsMurchisonMeekatharra
BundarraGoldfields-EsperanceLeonora
BunnawarraMurchisonYalgoo
Burkes ParkKimberleyHalls Creek
BurnabbieGoldfields-EsperanceDundas
Burra RockGoldfields-EsperanceCoolgardie
ButtahMurchisonMeekatharra
ByroMurchisonMurchison
CallagiddyGascoyneCarnarvon
CallawaPilbaraEast Pilbara
Callytharra SpringsGascoyneCarnarvon
CalooliGoldfields-EsperanceCoolgardie
Cane RiverPilbaraAshburton
CarblaGascoyneShark Bay
CarbineGoldfields-EsperanceCoolgardie
CardabiaGascoyneCarnarvon
Carey DownsGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
CarlamindaMurchisonYalgoo
CarlindiPilbaraEast Pilbara
Carlton HillKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
CarnegieGoldfields-EsperanceWiluna
CarnotKimberleyBroome
CarranyaKimberleyHalls Creek
CarrarangGascoyneShark Bay
Carson RiverKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
Cashmere DownsMurchisonSandstone
ChallaMidwestMount Magnet
Charnley RiverKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
CherrabunKimberleyDerby-West Kimberley
CherrattaPilbaraKarratha
ChilimonyMurchisonNorthampton
ChirrittaPilbaraKarratha
Christmas CreekKimberleyHalls Creek
Clifton DownsGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
Clover DownsGoldfields-EsperanceLeonora
CobraGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
CoburnGascoyneShark Bay
Cogla DownsMurchisonSandstone
CooalyaGascoyneCarnarvon
CoodardyMurchisonCue
CoolawanyahPilbaraAshburton
CoolcalalayaMurchisonNorthampton
CooloomiaGascoyneShark Bay
CoonanaGoldfields-EsperanceKalgoorlie-Boulder
CoonganPilbaraEast Pilbara
CooralyaGascoyneCarnarvon
CoordewandyGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
Cooya PooyaPilbaraKarratha
Corunna DownsPilbaraEast Pilbara
Country DownsKimberleyBroome
Cowarna DownsGoldfields-EsperanceKalgoorlie-Boulder
CredoGoldfields-EsperanceCoolgardie
CroydonPilbaraKarratha
CulculliMurchisonCue
CunyuMurchisonWiluna
CurburMurchisonMurchison

D-J

Name of pastoral leaseRegionLGA
Dairy CreekGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
DalgarangaMurchisonYalgoo
Dalgety DownsGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
Dampier DownsKimberleyBroome
DandaragaMurchisonSandstone
Daniels WellPilbaraAshburton
DavyhurstGoldfields-EsperanceMenzies
De GreyPilbaraPort Hedland
DeepdalePilbaraAshburton
DenhamKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
Depot SpringsMurchisonSandstone
DesdemonaGoldfields-EsperanceLeonora
Diamond WellMurchisonMeekatharra
Dirk HartogGascoyneShark Bay
Dooley DownsGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
DoolgunnaMurchisonMeekatharra
Doon DoonKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
DoonganKimberleyHalls Creek
DoorawarrahGascoyneCarnarvon
Drysdale RiverKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
Duck CreekPilbaraAshburton
Durack RiverKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
EaraheedyMurchisonWiluna
EdaggeeGascoyneCarnarvon
EdahMurchisonYalgoo
EdjudinaGoldfields-EsperanceMenzies
EdmundGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
Eel CreekPilbaraEast Pilbara
EginbahPilbaraEast Pilbara
El QuestroKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
Elgee CliffsKimberleyHalls Creek
EllavallaGascoyneCarnarvon
EllenbraeKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
Elliott CreekGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
ElvireKimberleyHalls Creek
Emu CreekPilbaraExmouth
ErlistounGoldfields-EsperanceLaverton
Erong SpringsGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
ErrabiddyGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
Ethel CreekPilbaraEast Pilbara
EttrickPilbaraEast Pilbara
EudamullahGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
EurardyMurchisonNorthampton
Exmouth GulfPilbaraExmouth
FaureGascoyneShark Bay
First KingGoldfields-EsperanceDundas
Flora ValleyKimberleyHalls Creek
Fossil DownsKimberleyDerby-West Kimberley
Fox RiverKimberleyHalls Creek
Fraser RangeGoldfields-EsperanceDundas
Frazier DownsKimberleyBroome
Frog HollowKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
GabyonMurchisonYalgoo
Gibb RiverKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
GidgeeMurchisonWiluna
Gifford CreekGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
GilroydGascoyneShark Bay
GindalbieGoldfields-EsperanceKalgoorlie-Boulder
GinrockGoldfields-EsperanceMenzies
GiraliaGascoyneShire of Exmouth
GlenMurchisonCue
GlenflorriePilbaraAshburton
Glen HillKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
GlenayleMurchisonWiluna
GlenburghGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
GlenornGoldfields-EsperanceLeonora
GlenroyPilbaraAshburton
GlenroyKimberleyDerby-West Kimberley
Globe HillPilbaraAshburton
GnaralooGascoyneCarnarvon
GogoKimberleyHalls Creek
GoodingnowMurchisonYalgoo
GoongarrieGoldfields-EsperanceMenzies
Goose HillKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
Gordon DownsKimberleyHalls Creek
Granite PeakMurchisonWiluna
GreenvaleKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
HamelinGascoyneShark Bay
HamersleyPilbaraAshburton
Harding RiverPilbaraAshburton
HillKimberleyBroome
Hill SpringsGascoyneCarnarvon
Hill ViewMurchisonMeekatharra
HillsidePilbaraEast Pilbara
Home ValleyKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
HooleyPilbaraAshburton
How MahKimberleyBroome
Hy BrazilMurchisonMount Magnet
Ida ValleyGoldfields-EsperanceMenzies
IlgarariMurchisonMeekatharra
IllawarraGoldfields-EsperanceMenzies
IndeePilbaraPort Hedland
InglewoodMurchisonSandstone
InnouendyMurchisonMurchison
IonaMurchisonMount Magnet
IvanhoeKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
JaurdiGoldfields-EsperanceCoolgardie
Jimba JimbaGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
JimberlanaGoldfields-EsperanceDundas
JimblebarMurchisonMeekatharra
JingemarraMurchisonYalgoo
Juna DownsPilbaraAshburton
JundeeMurchisonWiluna

K

Name of pastoral leaseRegionLGA
Kadji KadjiMurchisonMorawa
KalliMurchisonMurchison
KalumburuKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
KanandahGoldfields-EsperanceCity of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
KanganPilbaraEast Pilbara
KangiangiPilbaraAshburton
KararaMurchisonPerenjori
KarbarMurchisonCue
KarunjieKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
Kathleen ValleyGoldfields-EsperanceLeonora
Kennedy RangeGascoyneCarnarvon
KillaraMurchisonMeekatharra
KiltoKimberleyBroome
Kimberley DownsKimberleyDerby-West Kimberley
KinclavenGoldfields-EsperanceCity of Kalgoorlie-Boulder
KirkalockaMurchisonMount Magnet
KookynieGoldfields-EsperanceMenzies
KoolinePilbaraAshburton
Koongie ParkKimberleyHalls Creek
KoonmarraMurchisonMeekatharra
KoordarriePilbaraAshburton
KorongGoldfields-EsperanceLaverton
KumarinaMurchisonMeekatharra
KurrajongGoldfields-EsperanceLeonora
KyarraMurchisonCue
KyboGoldfields-EsperanceCity of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

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Q-T

Name of pastoral leaseRegionLGA
QuanbunKimberleyShire of Derby-West Kimberley
QuobbaGascoyneCarnarvon
Quondong DownsKimberleyBroome
RawlinnaGoldfields-EsperanceKalgoorlie-Boulder
Red HillPilbaraAshburton
RiverdalePilbaraPort Hedland
RiverinaGoldfields-EsperanceMenzies
Robertson RangePilbaraEast Pilbara
RockholeKimberleyHalls Creek
RockleaPilbaraAshburton
Roebuck PlainsKimberleyBroome
RosewoodKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
Roy HillPilbaraEast Pilbara
Ruby PlainsKimberleyHalls Creek
Saunders CreekKimberleyHalls Creek
Seemore DownsGoldfields-EsperanceKalgoorlie-Boulder
Shaw RiverPilbaraPort Hedland
SherlockPilbaraKarratha
Sophie DownsKimberleyHalls Creek
Southern HillsGoldfields-EsperanceDundas
SpeewahKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
Spring CreekKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
SpringvaleKimberleyHalls Creek
StrelleyPilbaraPort Hedland
Sturt CreekKimberleyHalls Creek
Sturt MeadowsGoldfields-EsperanceLeonora
SylvaniaMurchisonMeekatharra
Tabba TabbaPilbaraEast Pilbara
TablelandKimberleyHalls Creek
TaincrowMurchisonCue
Talga TalgaPilbaraEast Pilbara
TaliskerGascoyneShark Bay
TalleringMurchisonMurchison
TamalaGascoyneShark Bay
TambreyPilbaraAshburton
TangadeeMurchisonMeekatharra
TardieMurchisonYalgoo
TarmoolaGoldfields-EsperanceLeonora
Texas DownsKimberleyHalls Creek
ThangooKimberleyBroome
ThedaKimberleyWyndham-East Kimberley
Three RiversMurchisonMeekatharra
ThundelarraMurchisonYalgoo
TibraddenMurchisonGreenough
TickalaraKimberleyHalls Creek
ToweraPilbaraAshburton
TowranaGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
Turee CreekPilbaraMeekatharra
TurnerKimberleyHalls Creek
Twin PeaksMurchisonMurchison

U-Z

Name of pastoral leaseRegionLGA
UarooPilbaraAshburton
UllawarraPilbaraAshburton
UralaPilbaraAshburton
UrawaMurchisonGreater Geraldton
Wagga WaggaMurchisonYalgoo
WahroongaGascoyneCarnarvon
WaldburgGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
WalgunPilbaraEast Pilbara
Wallal DownsKimberleyBroome
WallareenyaPilbaraPort Hedland
Walling RockGoldfields-EsperanceMenzies
WandageeGascoyneCarnarvon
WandarrieMurchisonMount Magnet
WandinaMurchisonMullewa
WannaGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
WanteenGoldfields-EsperanceDundas
WarambiePilbaraKarratha
WarralongPilbaraEast Pilbara
WarrawaginePilbaraEast Pilbara
WarriedarMurchisonYalgoo
WarrooraGascoyneCarnarvon
WaterbankKimberleyBroome
WeeboGoldfields-EsperanceLeonora
WeedarraGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
WeelarranaMurchisonMeekatharra
Weld RangeMurchisonCue
White CliffsGoldfields-EsperanceLaverton
White SpringsPilbaraEast Pilbara
WilliamburyGascoyneCarnarvon
WinderieGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
WindiddaMurchisonWiluna
WindimurraMurchisonSandstone
WindsorMurchisonMount Magnet
WinningGascoyneCarnarvon
WogarnoMurchisonMount Magnet
WondinongMurchisonMount Magnet
WonganooMurchisonWiluna
WongawolMurchisonWiluna
WoodlandsMurchisonMeekatharra
WoodleighGascoyneShark Bay
WoodstockPilbaraEast Pilbara
WooleenMurchisonMurchison
WoolgorongMurchisonMullewa
WoolibarGoldfields-EsperanceCoolgardie
WoolyeenyerGoldfields-EsperanceDundas
WooramelGascoyneCarnarvon
WoorlbaGoldfields-EsperanceDundas
WoyyoGascoyneCarnarvon
WydgeeMurchisonYalgoo
WylooPilbaraAshburton
WynyangooMurchisonMount Magnet
YakabindieGoldfields-EsperanceLeonora
YalardyGascoyneShark Bay
YalbalgoGascoyneCarnarvon
YalbraGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
YallalongMurchisonMurchison
YalleenPilbaraAshburton
YalobiaGascoyneCarnarvon
YalogindaMurchisonMeekatharra
YamarnaGoldfields-EsperanceLaverton
YandalGoldfields-EsperanceLeonora
YandeyarraPilbaraPort Hedland
YandiMurchisonNorthampton
YanreyPilbaraAshburton
YaraminKimberleyHalls Creek
Yardie CreekGascoyneExmouth
YaringaGascoyneCarnarvon
YarlarweelorMurchisonMeekatharra
YarrabubbaMurchisonMeekatharra
YarragadeeMurchisonMingenew
YarraloolaPilbaraAshburton
YarraquinMurchisonCue
YarriePilbaraEast Pilbara
YeedaKimberleyDerby-West Kimberley
YeelirrieMurchisonWiluna
YelmaMurchisonWiluna
YerillaGoldfields-EsperanceMenzies
YinnetharraGascoyneUpper Gascoyne
YoothapinaMurchisonMeekatharra
YouangarraMurchisonSandstone
Youanmi DownsMurchisonSandstone
Yougga WallaKimberleyHalls Creek
Young RiverGoldfields-EsperanceDundas
Youno DownsMurchisonWiluna
YoweragabbieMurchisonMount Magnet
YuinMurchisonMurchison
YuinmeryMurchisonSandstone
YundaminderaGoldfields-EsperanceLeonora

Atlas/map references