City of Armadale

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City of Armadale
Western Australia

Location of City of Armadale within outer Perth metropolitan area.
Population: 50,535 (2006 census)
Established: 1894
Area: 559.5 km² (216.0 sq mi)
Mayor: Linton Reynolds
Council Seat: Armadale
Region: South East Metropolitan Perth; Darling Scarp
State District: Armadale, Serpentine-Jarrahdale
Federal Division: Canning
Website: http://www.armadale.wa.gov.au
LGAs around City of Armadale:
Gosnells Kalamunda York
Cockburn City of Armadale Beverley
Kwinana Serpentine-Jarrahdale Wandering
This article is about a local government authority. For the suburb, see Armadale, Western Australia.

The City of Armadale is a Local Government Area in the south-eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about 28 kilometres (17.4 mi) southeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 560 square kilometres (216 sq mi), much of which is state forest rising into the Darling Scarp to the east, and has a population of 50,535 as at the 2006 census.

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[edit] History

Prior to 1894, the area was part of the Canning Road District.

Kelmscott Road Board was gazetted in 1894. In 1910, it was renamed to the Armadale-Kelmscott Road Board. On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. On 1 July 1979 it became the Town of Armadale and on 16 November 1985 it attained City status.[1]

The City of Armadale maintains 615 km of roads and a little over 14 km² of parks and gardens.

[edit] Wards

The city has been divided into 7 wards, each with two councillors. The mayor is elected from among the councillors.

  • Heron Ward
  • Lake Ward
  • Jarrah Ward
  • Minnawarra Ward
  • Neerigen Ward
  • Palomino Ward
  • River Ward

[edit] Suburbs

[edit] References

  1. ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
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