City of Albany

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This article is about the Western Australia local government authority, City of Albany. For the city, see Albany, Western Australia. For the capital of the State of New York, see Albany, New York. For the City of Albany in California, see Albany, California.
City of Albany
Western Australia

Location in Western Australia
Population: 31,574 (2006 census)
Established: 1998
Area: 4312.3 km² (1665.0 sq mi)
Mayor: Milton Evans
Council Seat: Albany
Region: Great Southern
State District: Albany, Stirling
Federal Division: O'Connor
Website: http://www.albany.wa.gov.au
LGAs around City of Albany:
Plantagenet Plantagenet Jerramungup
Denmark City of Albany
Southern Ocean Southern Ocean

The City of Albany is a Local Government Area in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, about 410 kilometres (255 mi) SSE of Perth, the capital of Western Australia. It covers an area of 4,312 square kilometres (1,665 sq mi), including the Greater Albany metropolitan area and the Port of Albany, as well as the surrounding agricultural district and some national parks. The City of Albany had a population of 31,574 according to the 2006 census.[1]

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[edit] History

In 1871, the Albany Municipal Council was gazetted, and in 1896 the Albany Road Board followed. On 1 July 1961, they became respectively the Town and Shire Councils following changes to the Local Government Act.

On 1 July 1998, the two councils amalgamated to form the City of Albany.

[edit] Wards

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

  • Breaksea
  • Frederickstown (central Albany)
  • Hassell
  • Kalgan
  • Vancouver
  • West
  • Yakamia

[edit] Localities

  • Kalgan
  • King River
  • Lange
  • Little Grove
  • Lockyer
  • Lower King
  • McKail
  • Milpara
  • Mira Mar
  • Mount Clarence
  • Mount Elphinstone
  • Mount Melville
  • Orana
  • Port Albany
  • Robinson
  • Seppings
  • Torbay
  • Walmsley
  • Warrenup
  • Wellstead
  • Willyung
  • Yakamia

[edit] National Parks and Reserves

[edit] References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Albany (C) (Local Government Area). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-01-01.
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