- City of Armadale
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This article is about a local government authority. For the suburb, see Armadale, Western Australia.
City of Armadale
Western AustraliaPopulation: 60,983(2010)[1] Established: 1894 Area: 559.5 km² (216.0 sq mi) Mayor: Linton Reynolds Council Seat: Armadale Region: South East Metropolitan Perth; Darling Scarp State District: Armadale, Darling Range Federal Division: Canning LGAs around City of Armadale: Gosnells Kalamunda York Cockburn City of Armadale Beverley Kwinana Serpentine-Jarrahdale Wandering The City of Armadale is a Local Government Area in the south-eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located 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 has a population of 50,536 as at the 2006 census.
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History
Prior to 1894, the area was part of the Canning Road District.
The Kelmscott Road District was created on 14 December 1894 out of parts of Fremantle and Jandakot Road Districts. On 24 March 1910, it was renamed Armadale-Kelmscott.[2]
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.[3]
On 1 July 1979 it became the Town of Armadale and on 16 November 1985 it attained City status.[2]
The City of Armadale maintains 615 km of roads and a little over 14 km² of parks and gardens.
Mayors
Main article: List of mayors of ArmadaleWards
The city has been divided into 7 wards, each with two councillors. The mayor is elected from among the councillors.
- Heron Ward
- Lake Ward
- Jarrah Ward
- Minnawarra Ward
- Neerigen Ward
- Palomino Ward
- River Ward
Suburbs
- Armadale
- Bedfordale
- Brookdale
- Camillo
- Champion Lakes
- Forrestdale
- Harrisdale
- Haynes
- Hilbert
- Karragullen
- Kelmscott
- Mount Nasura
- Mount Richon
- Piara Waters
- Roleystone
- Seville Grove
- Wungong
Population
Year Population 1911 1,327 1921 2,251 1933 3,585 1947 4,253 1954 5,753 1961 6,469 1966 7,840 1971 15,644 1976 25,823 1981 36,116 1986 41,248 1991 46,716 1996 49,507 2001 49,893 2006 50,535 - 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.
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 2011.
- ^ 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: p. 1977:1821. 17 June 1977.
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