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This article is about a local government area. For the suburb, see Belmont, Western Australia.
City of Belmont
Western Australia
Population: 35,082(2010)[1] Established: 1898 Area: 39.8 km² (15.4 sq mi) Mayor: Glenys Godfrey Council Seat: Belmont Region: SE Metropolitan Perth State District: Belmont Federal Division: Swan 
LGAs around City of Belmont: Bayswater Bassendean Swan Victoria Park City of Belmont Kalamunda Victoria Park Canning Kalamunda The City of Belmont is a Local Government Area in the inner eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) east of Perth's central business district on the south bank of the Swan River. The City covers an area of 39.8 square kilometres (15.4 sq mi), maintains 225 km of roads and has a population of about 35,000 (2010).
Belmont contains Perth's domestic and international airports which account for 33.7% of the City of Belmont's land area.
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History
The Belmont Road District was created on 2 December 1898. On 4 October 1907, it was renamed Belmont Park. From 1906 until 1909, Burswood Island was part of the district.
On 1 July 1961, the Belmont Park Road District became the Shire of Belmont following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. On 17 February 1979 it attained City status.[2][3]
Historically Ascot and Belmont are suburbs long associated with horses, being close to the race tracks (see Ascot Racecourse and Belmont Park). Until the 1950s a railway branch went from Bayswater on the Perth to Midland line, to the Ascot race track.
Wards
The city has been divided into 4 wards.
- West Ward (3 Councillors)
- Central Ward (2 Councillors)
- East Ward (3 Councillors)
- South Ward (3 Councillors)
Suburbs
Population
Year Population 1911 1,088 1921 1,866 1933 3,139 1947 5,712 1954 15,820 1961 20,393 1966 26,978 1971 32,656 1976 31,531 1981 29,855 1986 28,867 1991 26,744 1996 26,613 2001 28,817 2006 30,331 Mayors
Main article: List of mayors of BelmontSister cities
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
- ^ "Local Government Act 1960-1978 - Order in Council (per LG. BL-1-10)". Western Australia Government Gazette: p. 1978:4778. 22 December 1978.
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