City of Perth

This article is about a local government area and body. For the metropolitan area, see Perth, Western Australia. For the central business district of Perth, Western Australia, see Perth, Western Australia (suburb). For the city in Scotland, see Perth, Scotland.

City of Perth Western Australia
Population:	17,955(2010)[1]
Established:	1856
Area:	12.7 km² (4.9 sq mi)
Mayor:	Lisa Scaffidi
Council Seat:	Perth
Region:	Central Perth
State District:	Perth
Federal Division:	Perth
Website: http://www.perth.wa.gov.au
LGAs around City of Perth: Cambridge Vincent Vincent Subiaco City of Perth Belmont Nedlands South Perth Victoria Park

The City of Perth is a local government area and body, within the Perth Metropolitan Area, which is the capital of Western Australia. The local government body is commonly known as Perth City Council. The city covers the Perth central business district and surrounding suburbs. The city covers an area of 12.7 square kilometres (5 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 17,955 as at June 2010.

History

The City of Perth was declared on 20 September 1856. In 1915, it absorbed North Perth (1901) and Leederville (1895) municipalities, and on 1 November 1917, Victoria Park was also absorbed. A year later, it absorbed territory from Perth Road Board including the Belmont Park racecourse. By 1962, the council had 27 members representing nine wards.^[2]

On 1 July 1994, following the passage of the City of Perth Restructuring Act (1993), the City of Perth was broken up and a revised (and significantly reduced) City of Perth, Town of Victoria Park, Town of Cambridge and Town of Vincent were created. The first elections were held on 6 May 1995, with 8 councillors and a mayor.

Wards

The city has 8 councillors and no wards. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected.

Suburbs

• Perth*
• East Perth*
• Northbridge
• West Perth*

* The parts of these suburbs north of Newcastle and Summers Streets fall within the City of Vincent.

Population

Year	Population
1911	35,767
1921	64,166
1933	82,290
1947	98,890
1954	97,350
1961	94,508
1966	96,223
1971	97,546
1976	87,598
1981	79,398
1986	79,409
1991	79,422
1996	8,488
2001	11,180
2006	11,573
2008	15,113

The 1991 population has been broken down by the ABS as follows: Perth (C) 7,604; Cambridge (T) 22,740; Victoria Park (T) 24,313; Vincent (T) 24,765.^[3]

Sister cities

• Kagoshima, 1974
• Houston, 1984
• Rhodes, 1984
• Megisti, 1984
• San Diego, 1987
• Vasto, 1989
• Nanjing, 1998
• Taipei, 1999

See also

• List of Mayors and Lord Mayors of Perth
• Perth, Western Australia

References

1. ^ 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 2010. 
2. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
3. ^ Time series data accompanying 2001 Census at http://www.abs.gov.au. Accessed 10 December 2009.

External links

• City of Perth website

Coordinates: 31°57′S 115°51′E / 31.95°S 115.85°E / -31.95; 115.85