Shire of Mundaring explained

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Shire of Mundaring
State:	wa
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Area:	644.9
Mayor:	Paige McNeil^[1]
Mayortitle:	Shire President
Seat:	Mundaring
Region:	Eastern Metropolitan Perth Darling Scarp
Stategov:	Darling Range, Kalamunda, Midland, Swan Hills
Fedgov:	Hasluck, Pearce
Url:	http://www.mundaring.wa.gov.au
Near-N:	Swan
Near-Ne:	Northam
Near-E:	York
Near-Se:	York
Near-S:	Kalamunda
Near-Sw:	Kalamunda
Near-W:	Swan
Near-Nw:	Swan
Est:	1903
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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 645km2 and had a population of approximately 38,000 as at the 2016 Census.

History

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.^[2]

Statistics

Mundaring Shire has published the following statistics for the period 1994-2006:^[3]

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

Wards

The shire is divided into four wards.

West Ward - three councillors^[4]
South Ward - three councillors^[5]
Central Ward - three councillors^[6]
East Ward - three councillors^[7]

National Parks

The Shire contains three national parks and numerous nature reserves:

Trails

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

The suburbs and localities of the Shire of Mundaring with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[8] ^[9]

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Presidents and chairmen

See main article: List of shire presidents of Mundaring.

Heritage-listed places

See main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Mundaring., 144 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mundaring,^[10] of which 26 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them John Forrest National Park, Lake Leschenaultia and the Swan View Tunnel.^[11]

Notes and References

Web site: 2023 Ordinary Election - Mundaring . 2023 . www.elections.wa.gov.au . . 6 November 2023 .
Web site: Municipality Boundary Amendments Register . Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission . 11 January 2020.
Web site: Population & Area. Mundaring Shire Council. 2006-04-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060219011133/http://www.mundaring.wa.gov.au/Things/Rate_Payers/about_mundaring.htm . 2006-02-19.
https://www.mundaring.wa.gov.au/AboutCouncil/Council/Pages/ElectedMembers.aspx West Ward (three councillors)
https://www.mundaring.wa.gov.au/AboutCouncil/Council/Pages/ElectedMembers.aspx South Ward (three councillors)
https://www.mundaring.wa.gov.au/AboutCouncil/Council/Pages/ElectedMembers.aspx Central Ward (three councillors)
https://www.mundaring.wa.gov.au/AboutCouncil/Council/Pages/ElectedMembers.aspx East Ward (three councillors)
Web site: SLIP Map . . maps.slip.wa.gov.au . . 1 January 2023 .
Web site: NationalMap . . nationalmap.gov.au . . 1 January 2023 .
Web site: Shire of Mundaring Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 28 February 2024 .
Web site: Shire of Mundaring State Register of Heritage Places. . inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au . Heritage Council of Western Australia . 28 February 2024 .