City of Kalamunda

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City of Kalamunda
Western Australia
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The City of Kalamunda within the Perth Metropolitan Area
Population57,449 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density177.202/km2 (458.95/sq mi)
Established1897
Area324.2 km2 (125.2 sq mi)
MayorMargaret Thomas
Council seatKalamunda
RegionEastern Metropolitan Perth Darling Scarp
State electorate(s)Darling Range, Forrestfield, Kalamunda
Federal division(s)Hasluck, Pearce
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WebsiteCity of Kalamunda
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The City of Kalamunda is a local government area in the eastern metropolitan region of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Perth's central business district. The area covers 324 square kilometres (125 sq mi), much of which is state forest rising into the Darling Scarp to the east. In the mid 2010s, the area had a population of 57 thousand people.[2]

History[]

The Darling Range Road District was gazetted on 30 April 1897. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Kalamunda after the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[3] The Shire of Kalamunda commenced community consultation on whether to become a city in 2015, and was renamed the City of Kalamunda on 1 July 2017.[4][5][6]

Wards[]

The city is divided into four wards.

  • North Ward (three councillors)
  • North West Ward (three councillors)
  • South East Ward (three councillors)
  • South West Ward (three councillors)

Suburbs[]

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 1,038—    
1921 1,751+5.37%
1933 2,814+4.03%
1947 4,113+2.75%
1954 6,354+6.41%
1961 7,524+2.44%
1966 9,785+5.40%
1971 18,362+13.42%
1976 26,448+7.57%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 35,475+6.05%
1986 40,547+2.71%
1991 45,733+2.44%
1996 46,115+0.17%
2001 46,059−0.02%
2006 49,534+1.47%
2011 53,567+1.58%
2016 57,449+1.41%

Heritage listed places[]

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Kalamunda

As of 2021, 259 places are heritage-listed in the City of Kalamunda,[7] of which 17 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them Perth Observatory and the Statham's Quarry.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/LGA54200?opendocument
  2. ^ http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/census_services/getproduct/census/2016/quickstat/LGA54200?opendocument
  3. ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. ^ http://www.communitynews.com.au/midland-reporter/news/city-of-kalamunda-shires-status-to-change-and-open-doors-says-president/
  5. ^ http://www.kalamunda.wa.gov.au/Media-Releases/June-2017/Kalamunda-Achieves-City-Status
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2 August 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2017.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "City of Kalamunda Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
  8. ^ "City of Kalamunda State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 23 February 2021.

External links[]

Coordinates: 31°58′26″S 116°03′29″E / 31.974°S 116.058°E / -31.974; 116.058

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