Local government areas of Western Australia
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The local government areas (LGAs) in the Australian state of Western Australia describes the 140 institutions and processes by which towns and districts can manage their own affairs to the extent permitted by the Local Government Act 1995.[1] The Local Government Act 1995 also makes provision for regional local government, established by two or more local governments for a particular purpose.[2]
There are three classifications of local government in Western Australia:
- City – predominantly urban, some larger regional centres
- Town – predominantly inner urban and three medium-sized rural centres
- Shire – predominantly rural or outer suburban areas
The Shire of Christmas Island and the Shire of Cocos are Federal external territories and covered by the Indian Ocean Territories Administration of Laws Act which allows the Western Australian Local Government Act to apply "on-Island" as though it were a Commonwealth act. Nonetheless, Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands are not part of Western Australia.
Historically, two types of local government existed – municipalities, which represented towns or condensed urban areas, and road districts, which represented all other regions. For instance, the Perth Road District was the precursor to the City of Stirling. Only a few cities – Perth, Fremantle, Subiaco, South Perth and Nedlands – existed prior to 1961. On 1 July 1961, all road districts became shires, and all municipalities became towns.
Metropolitan LGAs
Local government area | Council seat[3] | Year est. | Land area | Population (2015)[4] |
Notes | ||
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km² | sq mi | Density | |||||
Armadale, City of | Armadale | 1894 | 560 | 216 | 143 | 80,287 | Armadale-Kelmscott until 1979 |
Bassendean, Town of | Bassendean | 1901 | 10 | 4 | 1,610 | 16,101 | West Guildford until 1922 |
Bayswater, City of | Morley | 1897 | 33 | 13 | 2,136 | 70,472 | |
Belmont, City of | Cloverdale | 1898 | 40 | 15 | 1,034 | 41,344 | |
Cambridge, Town of | Floreat | 1994 | 22 | 8 | 1,284 | 28,250 | Split from Perth |
Canning, City of | Cannington | 1907 | 65 | 25 | 1,513 | 98,355 | Placed under control of a Commissioner in 2012 |
Claremont, Town of | Claremont | 1898 | 5 | 2 | 2,141 | 10,706 | |
Cockburn, City of | Spearwood | 1871 | 168 | 65 | 641 | 107,645 | Fremantle RD until 1959 |
Cottesloe, Town of | Cottesloe | 1895 | 4 | 2 | 2,151 | 8,602 | |
East Fremantle, Town of | East Fremantle | 1897 | 3 | 1 | 2,581 | 7,743 | |
Fremantle, City of | Fremantle | 1871 | 19 | 7 | 1,634 | 31,046 | |
Gosnells, City of | Gosnells | 1907 | 127 | 49 | 985 | 125,051 | |
Joondalup, City of | Joondalup | 1998 | 99 | 38 | 1,696 | 167,891 | Split from Wanneroo. |
Kalamunda, Shire of | Kalamunda | 1897 | 324 | 125 | 188 | 60,830 | Governed by commissioner until 1961. |
Kwinana, City of | Kwinana Town Centre | 1954 | 120 | 46 | 310 | 37,149 | |
Melville, City of | Ardross | 1900 | 53 | 20 | 2,012 | 106,655 | |
Mosman Park, Town of | Mosman Park | 1899 | 4 | 2 | 2,387 | 9,547 | Split from Peppermint Grove RD. Buckland Hill RD 1899–1908, 1930–1937; Cottesloe Beach RD 1908–1930. |
Mundaring, Shire of | Mundaring | 1903 | 644 | 249 | 62 | 40,015 | Greenmount until 1932. |
Nedlands, City of | Nedlands | 1893 | 20 | 8 | 1,154 | 23,084 | Claremont RD until 1932. |
Peppermint Grove, Shire of | Peppermint Grove | 1895 | 1 | 0 | 1,646 | 1,646 | |
Perth, City of | Perth | 1856 | 8 | 3 | 2,637 | 21,092 | |
Rockingham, City of | Rockingham | 1897 | 257 | 99 | 502 | 128,962 | |
South Perth, City of | South Perth | 1892 | 20 | 8 | 2,312 | 46,244 | |
Stirling, City of | Stirling | 1871 | 105 | 41 | 2,167 | 227,566 | Shire of Perth until 1971. |
Subiaco, City of | Subiaco | 1896 | 7 | 3 | 2,918 | 20,423 | |
Swan, City of | Midland | 1871 | 1,044 | 403 | 128 | 133,303 | |
Victoria Park, Town of | Victoria Park | 1994 | 18 | 7 | 2,136 | 38,450 | Split from Perth. |
Vincent, City of | Leederville | 1994 | 11 | 4 | 3,406 | 37,461 | Split from Perth. |
Wanneroo, City of | Wanneroo | 1902 | 686 | 265 | 275 | 188,785 |
Non-metropolitan LGAs
Regional local government organisations
- Bunbury Harvey Regional Council, comprising the LGAs of City of Bunbury and Shire of Harvey[6]
- Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council, comprising the LGAs of Town of Bassendean, City of Bayswater, City of Belmont, Shire of Kalamunda, Shire of Mundaring and City of Swan[7]
- Mindarie Regional Council, comprising the LGAs of Town of Cambridge, City of Joondalup, City of Perth, City of Stirling, Town of Victoria Park, City of Vincent and City of Wanneroo[8]
- Pilbara Regional Council, comprising the LGAs of Shire of Ashburton, Shire of East Pilbara, City of Karratha and Town of Port Hedland[9]
- Rivers Regional Council, comprising the LGAs of City of Armadale, City of Gosnells, City of Mandurah, Shire of Murray, Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale and City of South Perth[10]
- Southern Metropolitan Regional Council, comprising the LGAs of City of Cockburn, Town of East Fremantle, City of Fremantle, City of Kwinana and City of Melville[11]
- Tamala Park Regional Council, comprising the LGAs of Town of Cambridge, City of Joondalup, City of Perth, City of Stirling, Town of Victoria Park, City of Vincent and City of Wanneroo[12]
- Western Metropolitan Regional Council, comprising the LGAs of Town of Claremont, Town of Cottesloe, Town of Mosman Park, Shire of Peppermint Grove and City of Subiaco[13]
- Wildflower Country Regional Council,[14] comprising the LGAs of Shire of Carnamah, Shire of Coorow, Shire of Dalwallinu, Shire of Mingenew, Shire of Moora, Shire of Morawa, Shire of Perenjori, and Shire of Three Springs[15]
References
- ^ "Local Government Act 1995". Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ Refer Part 3 Division 4 of the "Local Government Act 1995". Retrieved 26 July 2011.
- ^ a b Department of Health. "Local Government contacts". Retrieved 26 July 2009.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (3 April 2014). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10 – Western Australia". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ^ "Bunbury Harvey Regional Council". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Mindarie Regional Council". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Pilbara Regional Council". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Rivers Regional Council". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Southern Metropolitan Regional Council". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Tamala Park Regional Council". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Western Metropolitan Regional Council". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ WA Government Gazette No 104, "Establishment of a Regional Local Government", 27 June 2006, page 2310
- ^ "Come Explore Western Australia's Wildflower Country". Retrieved 19 April 2016.
External links
- "Shires of Australia". Statoids.