City of South Perth

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City of South Perth
Western Australia

Population: 38,361 (2006 census)
Established: 1892
Area: 19.8 km² (7.6 sq mi)
Mayor: James Best
Council Seat: South Perth
Region: South Metropolitan Perth
State District: South Perth
Federal Division: Swan
Website: http://www.southperth.wa.gov.au
LGAs around City of South Perth:
Swan River Perth Victoria Park
Swan River City of South Perth Canning
Melville Melville Canning
Council Chamber Buildings
Council Chamber Buildings
This article is about a local government authority. For the suburb, see South Perth, Western Australia.

The City of South Perth is a Local Government Area in the inner southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 19.9 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi), maintains 203 km of roads and a little over 4.3 km² of parks and gardens, and has a population of about 38,500 (2006).

The area broadly forms a peninsula, being bounded on three sides by the waters of the Swan and Canning rivers.

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[edit] Local government

The South Perth Road Board was formed in 1892 and the district became a municipality in 1902. 1959 saw it granted the status of a city. The City of South Perth is divided into six wards, each of whom elect two councillors. The mayor is popularly elected.

  • Civic Ward
  • Como Beach Ward
  • Manning Ward
  • McDougall Ward
  • Mill Point Ward
  • Moresby Ward

[edit] Suburbs

[edit] Education

The City of South Perth is home to numerous primary schools, and five major secondary schools.

[edit] Secondary

[edit] Primary

  • Collier Primary School
  • Como Primary School
  • Kensington Primary School
  • Manning Primary School
  • Saint Columba's College
  • Saint Pius X Primary School
  • South Kensington Primary School
  • South Perth Primary School

[edit] Attractions

The City of South Perth is home to many sporting, recreational, and educational facilities, including;

  • Cormer Reserve
  • Ernest Johnson Oval
  • George Burnett Leisure Centre
  • George Burnett Park
  • Mount Henry Peninsula
  • Neil McDougall Park
  • Old Mill
  • Perth Zoo
  • Richardson Park
  • Sir James Mitchell Park
  • South Perth Civic Centre
See also: South Perth, Western Australia

[edit] Walter Murdoch Library

The Walter Murdoch Library is the central library in the City of South Perth. It is a dual-branch library, with branches in Manning and South Perth. The two libraries have in excess of 60,000 items including; books, magazines, music CD’s, VHS and DVD’s.

[edit] References

  • The History of South Perth, by F K Crowley. Rigby Limited 1962
  • Peninsula City, by Cecil Florey. City of South Perth 1995

[edit] External links

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