City of Rockingham

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City of Rockingham
Western Australia

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
Website: http://www.rockingham.wa.gov.au
LGAs around City of Rockingham
Kwinana Serpentine-Jarrahdale
City of Rockingham Serpentine-Jarrahdale
Mandurah Murray
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

[edit] References

  1. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.

[edit] External links

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