Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale

Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale
Western Australia

Population: 17,212(2010)[1]
Established: 1894
Area: 905 km² (349.4 sq mi)
Shire President: Sheila Twine
Council Seat: Mundijong
Region: Peel region
Rural Armadale
State District: Darling Range
Federal Division: Canning
Website: http://www.sjshire.wa.gov.au
LGAs around Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale:
Cockburn Armadale Armadale
Kwinana
Rockingham		 Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Wandering
Mandurah Murray Boddington

The Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale is a Local Government Area in the outer southeastern metropolitan area of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and has an area of 905 square kilometres (349 sq mi) and a population of 12,889 (2006). The Shire's seat of government is the town of Mundijong.

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History

The Serpentine Road District was gazetted in December 1894, and in 1913 changed name to Serpentine-Jarrahdale Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. In 1977, it acquired Byford from Shire of Armadale-Kelmscott.[2]

Wards

The Shire was previously split into four wards named: Byford, Central, North West and South. Recently, the boundaries were realigned and on 29 July 2011, the gazetted[3] boundaries became:

Elections to fill all positions in these new wards were called for 15 October, 2011.

Suburbs and towns

Population

Year Population
1911 1,454
1921 1,181
1933 1,674
1947 1,709
1954 1,833
1961 1,830
1966 1,728
1971 1,981
1976 3,753
1981 5,039
1986 6,470
1991 8,033
1996 9,749
2001 11,062
2006 12,889

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10 - Western Australia". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2009-10~Main+Features~Western+Australia?OpenDocument. Retrieved 10 May 2010. 
  2. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
  3. ^ >"Serpentine-Jarrahdale Local Government (Serpentine-Jarrahdale - New Wards and Councillor Numbers) Order 2011". 29 July 2011. http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/gazette/gg.nsf/SearchAll/7482FA27207075EE482578DB001014AD?openDocument. Retrieved 8 September 2011. 

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