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This article is about a local government area and body. For the metropolitan area, see Perth, Western Australia. For the central business district of Perth, Western Australia, see Perth, Western Australia (suburb). For the city in Scotland, see Perth, Scotland.
City of Perth
Western AustraliaPopulation: 17,955(2010)[1] Established: 1856 Area: 12.7 km² (4.9 sq mi) Mayor: Lisa Scaffidi Council Seat: Perth Region: Central Perth State District: Perth Federal Division: Perth LGAs around City of Perth: Cambridge Vincent Vincent Subiaco City of Perth Belmont Nedlands South Perth Victoria Park The City of Perth is a local government area and body, within the Perth Metropolitan Area, which is the capital of Western Australia. The local government body is commonly known as Perth City Council. The city covers the Perth central business district and surrounding suburbs. The city covers an area of 12.7 square kilometres (5 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 17,955 as at June 2010.
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History
The City of Perth was declared on 20 September 1856. In 1915, it absorbed North Perth (1901) and Leederville (1895) municipalities, and on 1 November 1917, Victoria Park was also absorbed. A year later, it absorbed territory from Perth Road Board including the Belmont Park racecourse. By 1962, the council had 27 members representing nine wards.[2]
On 1 July 1994, following the passage of the City of Perth Restructuring Act (1993), the City of Perth was broken up and a revised (and significantly reduced) City of Perth, Town of Victoria Park, Town of Cambridge and Town of Vincent were created. The first elections were held on 6 May 1995, with 8 councillors and a mayor.
Wards
The city has 8 councillors and no wards. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected.
Suburbs
- Perth*
- East Perth*
- Northbridge
- West Perth*
* The parts of these suburbs north of Newcastle and Summers Streets fall within the City of Vincent.
Population
Year Population 1911 35,767 1921 64,166 1933 82,290 1947 98,890 1954 97,350 1961 94,508 1966 96,223 1971 97,546 1976 87,598 1981 79,398 1986 79,409 1991 79,422 1996 8,488 2001 11,180 2006 11,573 2008 15,113 The 1991 population has been broken down by the ABS as follows: Perth (C) 7,604; Cambridge (T) 22,740; Victoria Park (T) 24,313; Vincent (T) 24,765.[3]
Sister cities
- Kagoshima, 1974
- Houston, 1984
- Rhodes, 1984
- Megisti, 1984
- San Diego, 1987
- Vasto, 1989
- Nanjing, 1998
- Taipei, 1999
See also
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 2010.
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
- ^ Time series data accompanying 2001 Census at http://www.abs.gov.au. Accessed 10 December 2009.
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Categories:- Populated places established in 1856
- 1856 establishments in Australia
- Local Government Areas of Western Australia
- Perth, Western Australia
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