Shire of Mundaring
Shire of Mundaring Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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![]() The Shire of Mundaring within the Perth Metropolitan Area | |||||||||||||||
Established | 1903 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 644.9 km2 (249.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Shire President | James Martin | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Mundaring | ||||||||||||||
Region | Eastern Metropolitan Perth Darling Scarp | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Darling Range, Kalamunda, Midland, Swan Hills | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hasluck, Pearce | ||||||||||||||
File:Mundaring-logo.png | |||||||||||||||
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 had a population of approximately 38,000 as at the 2016 Census.
History
The Greenmount Road District was created on 17 April 1903. On 29 March 1934, it was renamed the Mundaring Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Mundaring following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[1]
Statistics
Mundaring Shire has published the following statistics for the period 1994-2006:[2]
- Population: 35,097
- Area: 643.32 km²
- Rateable area: 205.91 km²
- Rateable properties: 15,251
- Revenue: A$50.1M
- Vested reserves: 104.60 km²
- Forests and National Parks: 238.30 km²
Wards
The shire is divided into four wards.
- West Ward - three councillors[3]
- South Ward - three councillors[4]
- Central Ward - three councillors[5]
- East Ward - three councillors[6]
National Parks
The Shire contains three national parks and numerous nature reserves:
- Beelu National Park
- Greenmount National Park
- John Forrest National Park
- Lake Leschenaultia
- Mundaring Weir and Interpretation Precinct
Trails
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The Shire is recognised for its natural environment and has numerous walk and ride trails:
- Bibbulmun Track
- C Y O'Connor Trail
- Eagle View Walk Trail
- Forsyths Mill Mountain Bike Track
- Kep Track
- Lake Leschenaultia Trails
- Munda Biddi Trail
- Railway Reserves Heritage Trail
- Weir View Walk
Suburbs and localities
Population
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Presidents and chairmen
Heritage-listed places
As of 2021, 143 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mundaring,[7] of which 24 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them John Forrest National Park, Lake Leschenaultia and the Swan View Tunnel.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ Mundaring Shire Council. "Population & Area". Archived from the original on 19 February 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2006.
- ^ https://www.mundaring.wa.gov.au/AboutCouncil/Council/Pages/ElectedMembers.aspx West Ward (three councillors)]
- ^ South Ward (three councillors)
- ^ Central Ward (three councillors)
- ^ East Ward (three councillors)
- ^ "Shire of Mundaring Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "Shire of Mundaring State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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