Shire of Mundaring - Wikipedia
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| Shire of Mundaring Western Australia | |||||||||||
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 The Shire of Mundaring within the Perth Metropolitan Area | |||||||||||
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| Population | 39,166 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||
| Established | 1903 | ||||||||||
| Area | 644.9 km2 (249.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||
| Shire President | Paige McNeil[2] | ||||||||||
| Council seat | Mundaring | ||||||||||
| Region | Eastern Metropolitan Perth Darling Scarp | ||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Darling Range, Kalamunda, Midland, Swan Hills | ||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hasluck, Pearce | ||||||||||
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| Website | Shire of Mundaring | ||||||||||
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The Shire of Mundaring is a local government area in eastern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of 645 square kilometres (249 sq mi) and had a population of approximately 38,000 as at the 2016 Census.
The Greenmount Road District was created on 17 April 1903. On 29 March 1934, it was renamed the Mundaring Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Mundaring following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.[3]
Mundaring Shire has published the following statistics for the period 1994-2006:[4]
- Population: 35,097
- Area: 643.32 km2
- Rateable area: 205.91 km2
- Rateable properties: 15,251
- Revenue: A$50.1M
- Vested reserves: 104.60 km2
- Forests and National Parks: 238.30 km2
The shire is divided into four wards.
- West Ward - three councillors[5]
- South Ward - three councillors[6]
- Central Ward - three councillors[7]
- East Ward - three councillors[8]
The Shire contains three national parks and numerous nature reserves:
- Beelu National Park
- Greenmount National Park
- John Forrest National Park
- Lake Leschenaultia
- Mundaring Weir and Interpretation Precinct
The Shire is recognised for its natural environment and has numerous walk and ride trails:
- Bibbulmun Track
- C Y O'Connor Trail
- Eagle View Walk Trail
- Forsyths Mill Mountain Bike Track
- Kep Track
- Lake Leschenaultia Trails
- Munda Biddi Trail
- Railway Reserves Heritage Trail
- Weir View Walk
Suburbs and localities
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The suburbs and localities of the Shire of Mundaring with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[9][10]
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| Bailup | 54 (SAL 2021)[11] | 47 km2 (18 sq mi) | 
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| Beechina | 128 (SAL 2021)[12] | 6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) | 
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| Bellevue | 1,514 (SAL 2021)[13] | 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | 
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| Boya | 669 (SAL 2021)[14] | 1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi) | 
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| Chidlow | 1,821 (SAL 2021)[15] | 44.8 km2 (17.3 sq mi) | 
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| Darlington | 3,725 (SAL 2021)[16] | 12.2 km2 (4.7 sq mi) | 
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| Glen Forrest | 2,789 (SAL 2021)[17] | 13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi) | 
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| Greenmount | 2,666 (SAL 2021)[18] | 4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | 
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| Gorrie | 0 (SAL 2016)[19][20] | 26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi) | 
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| Helena Valley | 4,130 (SAL 2021)[21] | 6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi) | 
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| Hovea | 713 (SAL 2021)[22] | 31.6 km2 (12.2 sq mi) | 
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| Mahogany Creek | 829 (SAL 2021)[23] | 6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi) | 
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| Midvale | 2,283 (SAL 2021)[24] | 2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi) | 
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| Mount Helena | 3,373 (SAL 2021)[25] | 28.7 km2 (11.1 sq mi) | 
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| Mundaring | 3,190 (SAL 2021)[26] | 31.7 km2 (12.2 sq mi) | 
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| Parkerville | 2,432 (SAL 2021)[27] | 19 km2 (7.3 sq mi) | 
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| Sawyers Valley | 1,001 (SAL 2021)[28] | 170.2 km2 (65.7 sq mi) | 
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| Stoneville | 2,489 (SAL 2021)[29] | 18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi) | 
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| Swan View | 7,889 (SAL 2021)[30] | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi) | 
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| The Lakes | 20 (SAL 2021)[31] | 31 km2 (12 sq mi) | 
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| Wooroloo | 2,613 (SAL 2021)[32] | 47.5 km2 (18.3 sq mi) | 
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Presidents and chairmen
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Heritage-listed places
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As of 2024, 144 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mundaring,[33] of which 26 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them John Forrest National Park, Lake Leschenaultia and the Swan View Tunnel.[34]
