City of Armadale
| City of Armadale Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| • Density | 142.273/km2 (368.49/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1894 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 559.5 km2 (216.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Ruth Butterfield | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Armadale | ||||||||||||||
| Region | South East Metropolitan Perth; Darling Scarp | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Armadale, Darling Range, Southern River | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Burt, Canning | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Armadale | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Armadale is a local government area in the south-eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about 28 kilometres (17.4 mi) southeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 560 square kilometres (216 sq mi), much of which is state forest rising into the Darling Scarp to the east, and had a population of almost 80,000 as at the 2016 Census.
History
Prior to European settlement, the area now known as the City of Armadale was part of the land that was occupied by the Aboriginal Noongar people.[3]
Prior to 1894, the area was part of the Canning Road District.
The City of Armadale originated as the Kelmscott Road District, which was created on 14 December 1894 out of parts of Fremantle and Jandakot Road Districts. On 24 March 1910, it was renamed the Armadale-Kelmscott Road District.[4]
On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Armadale-Kelmscott following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. On 1 July 1977, its Byford Ward was abolished and transferred to the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale.[5]
On 1 July 1979 it became the Town of Armadale and on 16 November 1985 it assumed its current name when attained city status.[4]
The City of Armadale maintains 615 km of roads and a little over 14 km² of parks and gardens.
Mayors
Wards
The city has been divided into seven wards,[6] each with two councillors. The mayor is elected from among the councillors.
- Heron Ward
- Lake Ward
- Hills Ward
- Minnawarra Ward
- Ranford Ward
- Palomino Ward
- River Ward
Suburbs
Population
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- Note: The 1976 figure above, reported from the 1978 year book and 1981 census, is the figure after the removal of 1,634 residents living in Byford and nearby areas, which occurred in 1977.
Heritage-listed places
As of 2020, 161 places are heritage-listed in the City of Armadale,[7] of which 14 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them Araluen Botanic Park, the Canning Contour Channel and the Old Jarrah Tree.[8]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Armadale (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
- ^ "Local Government Act, 1960-1976 - Order in Council (per LG. AK/4/2)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 17 June 1977. p. 1977:1821.
- ^ https://www.armadale.wa.gov.au/mayor-councillors-and-wards
- ^ "City of Armadale Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- ^ "City of Armadale State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
