City of Nedlands

The City of Nedlands is a local government area in the inner western suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about 7 kilometres (4 mi) west of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 20.0 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi), maintains 137 km of roads and a little over 380 hectares (939 acres) of parks and gardens, and has a population of over 22,000 (2008).

History

The City of Nedlands had its origins in the Claremont Road District, which was created in 1893 after a petition from ratepayers who lived in the areas of Nedlands and Claremont, which had grown substantially in population at the end of the 19th century. Seven men were nominated to the new Board, which became the first local government authority for the Nedlands/Claremont area. In 1898, Claremont itself split away to form a municipal government, which still exists today as the Town of Claremont.

In 1932, the Claremont Road Board was renamed Nedlands, and on 1 July 1959, it became a city. The City was made up of four wards – Melvista, Hollywood, Dalkeith and Coastal. These wards continue to the present day.

Wards

The town is divided into four wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is directly elected.

Coastal Ward
Dalkeith Ward
Hollywood Ward
Melvista Ward

Suburbs

* Shared with other council areas (Subiaco; Cambridge)

Population

Year	Population
1911	1,230
1921	3,557
1933	10,580
1947	18,226
1954	22,814
1961	23,218
1966	23,320
1971	22,878
1976	20,974
1981	20,257
1986	18,623
1991	20,210
1996	20,598
2001	21,047
2006	20,334
2011	20,534

References

↑ "3218.0 Regional Population Growth, Australia. Table 5. Estimated Resident Population, Local Government Areas, Western Australia". 3 April 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.

External links

Official website

Local government areas of Western Australia

Perth Metropolitan

Cities	Armadale^* Bayswater^* Belmont^* Canning^* Cockburn^* Fremantle^* Gosnells^* Joondalup^* Kwinana^* Melville^* Nedlands^* Perth^* Rockingham^* South Perth^* Stirling^* Subiaco^* Swan^* Vincent^* Wanneroo^*

Towns	Bassendean^† Cambridge^† Claremont^† Cottesloe^† East Fremantle^† Mosman Park^† Victoria Park^†

Shires	Kalamunda Mundaring Peppermint Grove Serpentine-Jarrahdale

Gascoyne

Goldfields-Esperance

Great Southern

Kimberley

Mid West

Peel

Pilbara

South West

Wheatbelt

Indian Ocean territories

^* This LGA holds city status under the Local Government Act 1995, ^† This LGA holds town status under the Local Government Act 1995

Western suburbs of Perth, Western Australia

City Beach Claremont Cottesloe Crawley Daglish Dalkeith Floreat Jolimont Karrakatta Mosman Park Mount Claremont Nedlands North Fremantle Peppermint Grove Shenton Park Subiaco Swanbourne Wembley West Leederville

Cities of Western Australia

Capital city	Perth

Metropolitan cities	Armadale Bayswater Belmont Canning Cockburn Fremantle Gosnells Joondalup Melville Nedlands Perth City Rockingham South Perth Stirling Subiaco Swan Vincent Wanneroo

Regional cities	Albany Bunbury Busselton Geraldton Kalgoorlie-Boulder Mandurah

Large towns	Broome Esperance Karratha Port Hedland

Coordinates: 31°58′55″S 115°48′25″E / 31.982°S 115.807°E / -31.982; 115.807