City of Albany Western Australia |
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Location in Western Australia |
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Population: | 36,042(2010)[1] | ||||||||||||
Established: | 1998 | ||||||||||||
Area: | 4312.3 km² (1,665.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Mayor: | Milton Evans | ||||||||||||
Council Seat: | Albany | ||||||||||||
Region: | Great Southern | ||||||||||||
State District: | Albany | ||||||||||||
Federal Division: | O'Connor | ||||||||||||
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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 has a estimated population of 36,000 people as at June 2010.[1]
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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.
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.
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