Shire of Kalamunda

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Shire of Kalamunda
Western Australia

Location of Shire of Kalamunda within outer Perth metropolitan area.
Population: 49,534 (2006 census)
Established: 1897
Area: 324.2 km² (125.2 sq mi)
Mayor: Don McKechnie
Council Seat: Kalamunda
Region: Darling Scarp
State District: Darling Range
Federal Division: Hasluck, Pearce
Website: http://www.kalamunda.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Kalamunda:
Swan Mundaring Mundaring
Belmont
Canning		 Shire of Kalamunda York
Gosnells Armadale Beverley
This article is about a local government authority. For the suburb, see Kalamunda, Western Australia.

The Shire of Kalamunda is a Local Government Area in the eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about 25 kilometres (15.5 mi) east of Perth's central business district. The Shire covers an area of 324.2 square kilometres (125.2 sq mi), much of which is state forest rising into the Darling Scarp to the east, and has a population of 49,534 (2006).

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[edit] History

The Darling Range Road Board was gazetted in 1897. On 1 July 1961, it became the Kalamunda Shire Council after changes to the Local Government Act.[1]

[edit] Wards

The shire has been divided into 5 wards.

  • East Ward (1 councillor)
  • North Ward (3 councillors)
  • North West Ward (2 councillors)
  • South Ward (3 councillors)
  • South West Ward (3 councillors)

[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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