Shire of Mundaring
Appearance
Shire of Mundaring Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 40,015 (2015 est)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 62.048/km2 (160.705/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1903 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 644.9 km2 (249.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Helen Dullard | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Mundaring | ||||||||||||||
Region | Eastern Metropolitan Perth Darling Scarp | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Darling Range, Kalamunda, Midland, Swan Hills | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hasluck, Pearce | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Mundaring | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Mundaring is a local government area in eastern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of 645 square kilometres (249 sq mi) and has a population of 36,529 (2011).
History
The Greenmount Road District was created on 17 April 1903. On 29 March 1934, it was renamed Mundaring. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Mundaring after enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.[2]
Statistics
Mundaring Shire has published the following statistics for the period 1994-2006:[3]
- Population: 35,097
- Area: 643.32 km²
- Rateable area: 205.91 km²
- Rateable properties: 13,600
- Revenue: A$17.4M
- Vested reserves: 104.60 km²
- Forests and National Parks: 238.30 km²
Wards
The shire is divided into four wards.
- West Ward (three councillors)
- South Ward (three councillors)
- Central Ward (three councillors)
- East Ward (three councillors)
Suburbs and localities
Population
Year | Population |
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1911 | 2,716 |
1921 | 3,296 |
1933 | 4,975 |
1947 | 6,072 |
1954 | 7,619 |
1961 | 8,104 |
1966 | 8,925 |
1971 | 12,018 |
1976 | 16,867 |
1981 | 20,786 |
1986 | 24,415 |
1991 | 29,184 |
1996 | 31,462 |
2001 | 33,281 |
2006 | 35,095 |
2011 | 36,529 |
Presidents and chairmen
References
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2014–15". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
- ^ Mundaring Shire Council. "Population & Area". Archived from the original on 2006-02-19. Retrieved 2006-04-01.