Shire of Mundaring

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Shire of Mundaring
Western Australia

Population: 35,097 (2006 census)
Area: 644.9 km² (249.0 sq mi)
Mayor: Helen Dullard
Council Seat: Mundaring
Region: Darling Scarp
State District: Midland, Swan Hills
Federal Division: Hasluck, Pearce
Website: http://www.mundaring.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Mundaring:
Swan Swan Northam
Swan Shire of Mundaring York
Kalamunda Kalamunda York
This article is about a local government area. For the suburb, see Mundaring, Western Australia.

The Shire of Mundaring is a Local Government Area on the eastern fringe of metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of 645 square kilometres (249 sq mi) and has a population of 35,097 (2006).

Contents

[edit] History

The Greenmount Road Board was gazetted in 1903. In 1934, it was renamed the Mundaring Road Board. On 1 July 1961, it became the Mundaring Shire Council after changes to the Local Government Act.[1]

[edit] Statistics

Mundaring Shire has published the following statistics for the period 1994-2000 [2]:

  • Population: 35,097 (300% increase from 1966 (8,925) to 2006)
  • Area: 643.32 km²
  • Rateable area: 205.91 km²
  • Rateable properties: 13,600
  • Revenue: A$17.4M
  • Vested reserves: 104.60 km²
  • Forests and National Parks: 238.30 km²

[edit] Wards

The shire has been divided into 4 wards.

  • West Ward (2 councillors)
  • South Ward (3 councillors)
  • Central Ward (3 councillors)
  • East Ward (3 councillors)

[edit] Suburbs/localities

At the 1996 ABS Census, Bailup, Gorrie and Malmalling were not identified as they were not created until 1999. Mundaring Weir was not listed as a separate locality.

[edit] References

  1. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
  2. ^ Mundaring Shire Council. Population & Area. Retrieved on 2006-04-01.

[edit] External links

v • d • e
Local Government Areas of Perth
Languages