City of Subiaco
City of Subiaco Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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• Density | 2,340/km2 (6,100/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1896 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7.0 km2 (2.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Penny Taylor | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Subiaco | ||||||||||||||
Region | West Metropolitan Perth | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Nedlands | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Curtin | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Subiaco | ||||||||||||||
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City of Subiaco is a local government area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 7 km² in inner western metropolitan Perth and lies about 3 km west of the Perth CBD. The City includes the historically working class suburb of Subiaco centred around Rokeby Road. Since the 1990s the area has been extensively redeveloped and gentrified.
History[]
The Subiaco Road District was established on 10 April 1896. It was reconstituted as the Municipality of Subiaco on 26 March 1897.[3]
It assumed its current name when it was proclaimed a city on 1 March 1952.[3]
On 1 July 2016 the area south of Aberdare Road was transferred to the City of Perth.[4]
Wards[]
The town is divided into 4 wards, each of three councillors. The mayor is directly elected.
- North Ward
- South Ward
- Central Ward
- East Ward
Suburbs[]
* These localities are only partially contained within the LGA boundary.
Population[]
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Heritage listed places[]
As of 2021, 791 places are heritage-listed in the City of Subiaco,[5] of which 33 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Subiaco Hotel, King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women and the Regal Theatre.[6]
Sister cities[]
- Subiaco, Arkansas [7]
- Subiaco, Italy
See also[]
- AmpFest, Youth and music festival overseen by the City of Subiaco
References[]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Subiaco (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
- ^ "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Ward areas". City of Subiaco. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
- ^ "City of Subiaco Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "City of Subiaco State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ https://asiamattersforamerica.org/asia/data/sister-partnerships
External links[]
- Populated places established in 1896
- 1896 establishments in Australia
- City of Subiaco
- Local government areas of the Perth region of Western Australia