Shire of Peppermint Grove

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Coordinates: 31°59′56″S 115°46′05″E / 31.999°S 115.768°E / -31.999; 115.768

Shire of Peppermint Grove
Western Australia
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Population1,636 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1,490/km2 (3,850/sq mi)
Established1895
Area1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
PresidentRachel Thomas
Council seatPeppermint Grove
RegionInner Metro Area of Metropolitan Perth
State electorate(s)Cottesloe
Federal Division(s)Curtin
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WebsiteShire of Peppermint Grove
LGAs around Shire of Peppermint Grove:
Cottesloe Claremont and Cottesloe Claremont
Cottesloe Shire of Peppermint Grove Swan River
Cottesloe Mosman Park Mosman Park

The Shire of Peppermint Grove is a local government area in Perth, Western Australia, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of the Perth central business district. At 1.1 km2 (0.42 sq mi),[2] it is the smallest local government area in Australia; it contains only the eponymous suburb, Peppermint Grove.[3] The council comprises seven elected councillors, with no ward divisions.

History[]

The Peppermint Grove Road District was gazetted on 4 October 1895.[4] On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[5]

The shire was located on the Perth–Fremantle road (now Stirling Highway) and had received assistance in its maintenance in the past.[6]

In 2014 the Barnett Government sought to encourage the amalgamation of smaller Western Australian Local Governments and reduce the number of Perth metropolitan Councils from 30 to 16. This included the potential merger of Peppermint Grove with other western suburbs local governments, including Claremont, Nedlands, Mosman Park and Cottesloe. Community opposition and threats of legal actions from Peppermint Grove and other local governments[7] led to the collapse of the reform process.[8]

Population[]

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 1,043—    
1921 1,110+0.62%
1933 1,428+2.12%
1947 1,474+0.23%
1954 1,468−0.06%
1961 1,502+0.33%
1966 1,602+1.30%
1971 1,511−1.16%
1976 1,587+0.99%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 1,540−0.60%
1986 1,243−4.19%
1991 1,453+3.17%
1996 1,592+1.84%
2001 1,527−0.83%
2006 1,580+0.68%
2011 1,528−0.67%
2016 1,636+1.38%

Heritage-listed places[]

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Peppermint Grove

As of 2021, 178 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Peppermint Grove,[9] of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places.[10] In 2019, the Shire lost a six year legal battle with a resident who opposed the local government's heritage classification of his property.[11][12]

References[]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Peppermint Grove (T)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History". Shire of Peppermint Grove. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Fastest growing Local Government Areas". Centre for Population. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. ^ Illustrations Ltd; HRRC (1951), Peppermint Grove Road Board Chairman & members, jubilee year, 1951, retrieved 5 March 2015
  5. ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  6. ^ "PEPPERMINT GROVE ROAD BOARD". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 9 July 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  7. ^ Strutt, Jessica (4 November 2014). "Peppermint Grove council to launch legal action over state government's merger plans". ABC News. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  8. ^ Foster, Brendan; Riddell, Alex (8 February 2015). "Council mergers scrapped after ratepayer polls". WA Today.
  9. ^ "Shire of Peppermint Grove Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Shire of Peppermint Grove State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  11. ^ Bassett, Jon (25 October 2017). "Town of Peppermint Grove heads to Supreme Court over heritage listing for multi-million dollar home". Perth Now.
  12. ^ Macdonald, Kim (2 August 2019). "Retired pearl farmer's $15m victory against Peppermint Grove council over heritage listing". The West Australian.

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