Town of Mosman Park
| Town of Mosman Park Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 8,757 (2016)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,037/km2 (5,270/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1899 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Brett Pollock | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mosman Park | ||||||||||||||
| Region | West Metropolitan Perth | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cottesloe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Curtin | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Town of Mosman Park | ||||||||||||||
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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.
History
The Buckland Hill Road District was created on 6 October 1899.[2] It was renamed the Cottesloe Beach Road District on 2 July 1909, but reverted to the Buckland Hill name on 10 October 1930.[3]
It was renamed the Mosman Park Road District on 12 February 1937. It became the Shire of Mosman Park with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. It assumed its current name when it was granted town status on 26 January 1962.[3]
Wards
The town has six councillors and a mayor. The town is split into North and South wards.
Suburbs
Mosman Park is the only suburb within this municipality.
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 |
| 2011 | 8,598 |
| 2016 | 8,757 |
Heritage listed places
As of 2020, 89 places are heritage-listed in the Town of Mosman Park,[4] of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Leighton Battery.[5]
See also
- AmpFest, Youth and music festival overseen by the Town of Mosman Park
References
- ^ "2016 Census QuickStats: Mosman Park (T)". 23 October 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "BUCKLAND HILL ROAD BOARD". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 17 March 1932. p. 13. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Town of Mosman Park Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
- ^ "Town of Mosman Park State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
