Town of Claremont

Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
name = Town of Claremont
state = wa

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imagesize= 200
caption =
pop = 8,942 (2006 census)
area = 4.9
est = 1898
seat = Claremont
mayor = Peter Olson JP
region = West Metropolitan Perth

logosize = 100
url = http://www.claremont.wa.gov.au
stategov = Nedlands, Cottesloe
fedgov = Curtin
near-nw =
near-n = Nedlands
near-ne =
near-w = Cottesloe
near-e = Nedlands
near-sw = Cottesloe
near-s = Peppermint Grove
near-se = "Swan River"

The Town of Claremont is a Local Government Area in the inner western suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about halfway between the port city of Fremantle and Perth's central business district. The Town covers an area of convert|4.9|km2|sqmi|1, maintains 48 km of roads and 87 km of footpaths, and has a population of 8,942 (2006).

History

The Claremont Municipal Council was gazetted in 1898 and on 1 July 1961, became a Town Council following changes to the Local Government Act. [WA Electoral Commission, "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.]

Wards

The town has been divided into 3 wards, each of 3 councillors. The mayor is directly elected.

* South Ward
* West Ward
* East Ward

uburbs

* Claremont *
* Swanbourne *

* Both these localities are only partially contained within the LGA boundary.

References

External links

* [http://www.claremont.wa.gov.au/ Town of Claremont Website]