Town of Claremont

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Town of Claremont Western Australia
Population: • Density:	8,562 (2001 census) 1,747/km²
Area:	4.9 km²
Mayor:	Peter Olson JP
Council Seat:	Claremont
Region:	West Metropolitan Perth
State District:	Nedlands, Cottesloe
Federal Division:	Curtin
Website: http://www.claremont.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Town of Claremont Nedlands Cottesloe Town of Claremont Nedlands Cottesloe Peppermint Grove

The Town of Claremont is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 5 km² in western metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 9 km west of the Perth CBD. The Town of Claremont maintains 48 km of roads, 87 km of footpaths and has a population of 8,562.

Contents 1 History 2 Wards 3 Suburbs 4 References 5 External links

[edit] History

The Claremont Municipal Council was gazetted in 1898 and on 1 July 1961, became a Town Council following changes to the Local Government Act.^[1]

[edit] Wards

The town has been divided into 3 wards, each of 3 councillors. The mayor is directly elected.

• South Ward
• West Ward
• East Ward

[edit] Suburbs

• Claremont *
• Swanbourne *

* Both these localities are only partially contained within the LGA boundary.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Town of Claremont Website