City of Armadale explained

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City of Armadale
State:	wa
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Area:	559.5
Est:	1894
Mayor:	Ruth Butterfield
Seat:	Armadale
Region:	South East Metropolitan Perth Darling Scarp
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Url:	http://www.armadale.wa.gov.au
Stategov:	Armadale, Darling Range, Southern River
Fedgov:	Burt, Canning
Near-Nw:	Gosnells
Near-N:	Kalamunda
Near-Ne:	York
Near-W:	Cockburn
Near-E:	Beverley
Near-Sw:	Kwinana
Near-S:	Serpentine–Jarrahdale
Near-Se:	Wandering

The City of Armadale is a local government area in the southeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about 28km (17miles) southeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 560km2, much of which is state forest rising into the Darling Scarp to the east, and had a population of almost 80,000 as at the 2016 Census. At the 2021 census, the population had risen to 94,184.

History

Prior to European settlement, the area now known as the City of Armadale was part of the land that was occupied by the Aboriginal Noongar people.^[1]

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

The City of Armadale originated as the Kelmscott Road District, which was created on 14 December 1894 out of parts of Fremantle and Jandakot Road Districts. On 24 March 1910, it was renamed the Armadale-Kelmscott Road District.

On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Armadale–Kelmscott following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. On 1 July 1977, its Byford Ward was abolished and transferred to the Shire of Serpentine–Jarrahdale.

On 1 July 1979 it became the Town of Armadale and on 16 November 1985 it assumed its current name when attained city status.^[2]

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

Mayors

See main article: List of mayors of Armadale.

Wards

The city has been divided into seven wards,^[3] each with two councillors. The mayor is elected from among the councillors.

Heron Ward
Lake Ward
Hills Ward
Minnawarra Ward
Ranford Ward
Palomino Ward
River Ward

Suburbs

The suburbs of the City of Armadale with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[4] ^[5]

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The suburb of Doobarda was created after the 2021 Australian census.

Population

Note: The 1976 figure above, reported from the 1978 year book and 1981 census, is the figure after the removal of 1,634 residents living in Byford and nearby areas, which occurred in 1977.

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Armadale., 162 places are heritage-listed in the City of Armadale,^[6] of which 13 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them Araluen Botanic Park, the Canning Contour Channel and the Old Jarrah Tree.^[7]

Notes and References

Web site: Traditional Land Ownership . 2013-01-10 . dead . https://archive.today/20130219173758/http://www.armadale.wa.gov.au/Home/About_Armadale/History/Traditional_Land_Ownership . 2013-02-19 .
WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
Web site: Mayor, councillors and wards | City of Armadale.
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 1 January 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 1 January 2023 .
Web site: City of Armadale Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 28 February 2024 .
Web site: City of Armadale State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 28 February 2024 .