City of Rockingham
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| City of Rockingham Western Australia |
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| Population: | 70,008 (2001 census) |
| Area: | 257.1 km² |
| Mayor: | Barry Sammels |
| Council Seat: | Rockingham |
| Region: | South Metropolitan Perth |
| State District: | Rockingham, Peel, Cockburn, Serpentine-Jarrahdale |
| Federal Division: | Brand |
- This article is about a local government authority. For the suburb, see Rockingham, Western Australia.
The City of Rockingham is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 260 km² in southern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 50 km south of the Perth CBD. The City of Rockingham has a population of 70,000.
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[edit] History
Rockingham Road Board was gazetted in 1897. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. On 12 November 1988 it attained City status.[1]
[edit] Wards
The city has been divided into 4 wards. The mayor is elected from among the councillors.
- Rockingham Ward (4 councillors)
- Safety Bay Ward (3 councillors)
- Baldivis Ward (1 councillor)
- Coastal Ward (1 councillor)
[edit] Suburbs
- Baldivis
- Cooloongup
- East Rockingham
- Golden Bay
- Hillman
- Karnup
- Peron
- Port Kennedy
- Rockingham
- Safety Bay
- Secret Harbour
- Shoalwater
- Singleton
- Waikiki
- Warnbro
[edit] References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
[edit] External links
| Suburbs of the City of Rockingham | |
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Baldivis | Cooloongup | East Rockingham | Golden Bay | Hillman | Karnup | Peron | Port Kennedy | Rockingham | Safety Bay | Secret Harbour | Shoalwater | Singleton | Waikiki | Warnbro |
| Local Government Areas of Perth | |
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Armadale | Bassendean | Bayswater | Belmont | Cambridge | Canning | Claremont | Cockburn | Cottesloe | East Fremantle | Fremantle | Gosnells | Joondalup | Kalamunda | Kwinana | Melville | Mundaring | Nedlands | Peppermint Grove | Perth | Rockingham | Serpentine-Jarrahdale | South Perth | Stirling | Subiaco | Swan | Victoria Park | Vincent | Wanneroo |
