Enrol to Vote

Residents

If you live in the Shire of Carnarvon and are enrolled on the State Electoral Roll at your current residential address, you will automatically be included on the corresponding local government roll.

You should check or update your enrolment if you have:

• recently moved

• changed your name

• recently turned 18

• become an Australian citizen

• not previously enrolled; or

• are unsure whether your details are current.

Check your enrolment

Enrol or update your details

Hard-copy electoral enrolment forms are also available from Australian Electoral Commission and Western Australian Electoral Commission offices.

Non-resident owners and occupiers

You may be eligible to enrol if you own or occupy rateable property in the Shire but live outside the Shire or in a different ward.

Enrolment as a non-resident owner or occupier is not automatic. You must submit the appropriate application to the Shire.

In most cases, applicants must:

• be enrolled on the State or Commonwealth Electoral Roll at an address outside the relevant district or ward

• own or occupy rateable property within the district or ward; and

• meet the requirements of the Local Government Act 1995 and the Local Government (Elections) Regulations 1997.

The Shire will assess each application against the legislative requirements.

Which form should I use?

• Form 2 – Owner or co-owner: for an individual who owns rateable property.

• Form 2A – Occupier or co-occupier: for an individual who occupies rateable property under a lease, tenancy agreement or other legal instrument.

• Form 2B – Group of owners or occupiers: required where three or more people jointly own or occupy the property and nominate up to two people from the group.

• Form 2C – Body corporate: required where a company, incorporated association or other body corporate nominates up to two eligible officers or employees.

Forms 2B and 2C must be submitted with the appropriate Form 2 or Form 2A for each nominee.

Download the current owner and occupier enrolment forms

Additional requirements for occupiers

Occupier applicants must generally demonstrate that they:

• have a right of occupation under a written lease, tenancy agreement or other legal instrument

• have held a continuous right of occupation within the Shire for at least the previous 12 months

• have a right to continue occupying the property for at least three months from the date the application is received; and

• meet the other property, occupation and minimum-rent requirements set by legislation.

Evidence such as the lease or tenancy agreement and proof of rent may be required. Refer to Form 2A or contact the Shire before applying.

Existing owner and occupier enrolments

An accepted owner enrolment generally remains in effect until the person ceases to own the relevant rateable property or otherwise ceases to qualify.

Occupier enrolments do not remain in effect indefinitely. Existing occupiers should contact the Shire to confirm that their enrolment is still current.

Limited transitional eligibility may apply to a person who was on the Shire’s local government roll before May 1996 and has continuously owned or occupied rateable property in the district since that time. Contact the Shire for advice about these circumstances.

Lodge an owner or occupier application

Completed applications must be received by the Shire no later than 5.00pm on Wednesday, 7 October 2026.

Applications can be:

• emailed to shire@carnarvon.wa.gov.au

• posted to Shire of Carnarvon, PO Box 459, Carnarvon WA 6701; or

• delivered to the Shire Administration Office, 3 Francis Street, Carnarvon.

Allow sufficient delivery time when posting an application. If submitting electronically, request confirmation that the complete and signed application has been received.

Electoral ward maps

The Shire is divided into the Town, Plantation, Gascoyne/Minilya and Coral Bay wards.

Map 1 – Shire of Carnarvon Boundaries and Gascoyne/Minilya Ward

Map 2 – Town Ward and Plantation Ward

Map 3 – Coral Bay Ward