City of Mandurah
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| City of Mandurah Western Australia |
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| Population: • Density: |
45,020 (2001 census) 259/km² |
| Area: | 174 km² |
| Mayor: | Paddi Creavey |
| Council Seat: | Mandurah |
| Region: | Peel region, Outer southern Perth |
| State District: | Peel, Mandurah, Murray, Dawesville |
| Federal Division: | Brand, Canning |
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The City of Mandurah is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 174 km² in the Peel region of Western Australia just beyond the southern boundary of metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 75 km south of the Perth CBD.
It is bordered by the City of Rockingham to the north, Shire of Murray to the east (the border being for the most part the Harvey Estuary and Serpentine River), and Shire of Waroona to the south.
[edit] History
The Mandurah Road Board held its first meeting on 1 September 1949, became the Shire of Mandurah in 1961, and gained Town status on 1 July 1987 and City status on 14 April 1990. Prior to 1949, it was part of the Murray Road District.[1]
[edit] Wards
The City has been divided into 4 wards, each of 3 councillors:
- East Ward
- North Ward
- Coastal Ward
- Town Ward
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| Suburbs of Mandurah | |
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Barragup | Bouvard | Coodanup | Dawesville | Dudley Park | Erskine | Falcon | Furnissdale | Greenfields | Halls Head | Lakelands | Madora Bay | Mandurah | Meadow Springs | Parklands | San Remo | Silver Sands | Stake Hill | Wannanup |
| Local Government Areas of the Peel region of Western Australia | |
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Mandurah | Boddington | Murray | Serpentine-Jarrahdale | Waroona |
