Town of Bassendean
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| Town of Bassendean Western Australia |
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 Location of Town of Bassendean within inner Perth metropolitan area. |
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| Population: | 13,305 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 10.4 km² | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Tina Klein JP | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Bassendean | ||||||||||||
| Region: | West Metropolitan Perth | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Bassendean | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Perth | ||||||||||||
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- This article is about a local government area. For the suburb, see Bassendean, Western Australia.
The Town of Bassendean is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 10 km² in northeastern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 12 km northeast of the Perth CBD and 6 km from Midland. The Town of Bassendean maintains 97 km of roads, and has a population of 13,305.
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[edit] History
The West Guildford Road Board was gazetted in 1901. It was renamed to Bassendean Road Board in 1922, and on 1 July 1961, became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. It became a town in 1975.[1]
[edit] Wards
The town has been divided into 3 wards, each of 3 councillors. The mayor is directly elected.
- North Ward
- East Ward
- West Ward
[edit] References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
[edit] External links
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