Town of Mosman Park
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This article is about a local government area. For the suburb, see Mosman Park, Western Australia.
| Town of Mosman Park Western Australia |
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| Population: | 9,440(2010)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1899 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 4.3 km² (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor: | Ron Norris | ||||||||||||
| Council Seat: | Mosman Park | ||||||||||||
| Region: | West Metropolitan Perth | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Cottesloe | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Curtin | ||||||||||||
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The Town of Mosman Park is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 4.3 km² in western metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 14 km southwest of the Perth CBD and 5 km from Fremantle.
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[edit] History
The Buckland Hill Road District was created on 6 October 1899. From July 1909 until October 1930, it was known as the Cottesloe Beach Road District.
It was renamed Mosman Park in 1937, and on 1 July 1961, became a Shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. It became a town seven months later, and in 1997 the two wards were abolished.[2]
[edit] Wards
The town has six councillors plus a mayor, and no wards.
[edit] Suburbs
Mosman Park is the only suburb within this municipality.
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1911 | 1,704 |
| 1921 | 3,221 |
| 1933 | 3,628 |
| 1947 | 5,442 |
| 1954 | 6,199 |
| 1961 | 5,862 |
| 1966 | 5,793 |
| 1971 | 7,199 |
| 1976 | 6,760 |
| 1981 | 7,018 |
| 1986 | 6,688 |
| 1991 | 7,254 |
| 1996 | 7,337 |
| 2001 | 7,732 |
| 2006 | 8,251 |
[edit] See also
- AmpFest, Youth and music festival overseen by the Town of Mosman Park
[edit] References
- ^ 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 2011.
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
[edit] External links
- Town of Mosman Park Website
- Local Government & Municipal Knowledge Base - Mosman Park Town Council Page
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