City of Stirling

The City of Stirling is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 100 km² in metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 10 km north-west of Perth's central business district.

1 History
2 The City of Stirling
3 Wards
4 Suburbs
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

The City of Stirling began in 1871 as the Perth Road Board, became the Shire of Perth in 1961, and gained City status in 1971.^[1] In 1871, when the total population of WA was only 25,000, the (Stirling) district was five times larger than now, but the area was either rural or completely undeveloped. It then included what are now the Cities of Wanneroo, Bayswater and Belmont. By 1947, Stirling’s population was 31,000. It reached 84,000 in 1961 and climbed above 160,000 in 1971 with the development of northern areas. In 1990 it was 180,000.

[edit] The City of Stirling

The City of Stirling now has an area of about 100 km², and 30 suburbs stretching from Railway Parade, Mount Lawley in the East (which is immediately due north of the Perth CBD), to the Indian Ocean suburbs of Scarborough, Trigg, North Beach and Waterman in the West. According to the 2001 census the district has a population of 165,182 people, 63% of whom are Australian-born, 6.27 km² of reserves, 1011 km of roads, 814 km of footpaths and 76,000 dwellings. Stirling is currently (2004) the largest Local Government Area by population in Western Australia.

[edit] Wards

The city has been divided into 7 wards, each of 2 councillors. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is elected from among the councillors.