City of Stirling
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| City of Stirling | |
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| Geography | |
| State: | Western Australia |
| Region: | North Metropolitan Perth |
| Area: | 105.2 km² |
| Council seat: | Stirling |
| Demographics | |
| Population: | 165,182 (2001 census) |
| - Density: | 1,570 / km² |
| Born in Australia: | 63 % |
| Indigenous Australian origin: | 1.2 % |
| Government | |
 http://www.stirling.wa.gov.au |
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| Mayor: | Terry Tyzack |
| Federal electorates: | Curtin, Perth, Stirling |
| State electorates: | Churchlands, Balcatta, Carine, Yokine |
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This page is about the local government authority City of Stirling. For the suburb, see Stirling, Western Australia.
The City of Stirling is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 100 km² in metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 10 km north-west of the Perth CBD.
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[edit] History
The City of Stirling began in 1871 as the Perth Road Board, became the Shire of Perth in 1961, and gained City status in 1971.[1]
In 1871, when the total population of WA was only 25,000 the (Stirling) district was five times larger than now, but the area was either rural or completely undeveloped. It then included what are now the Cities of Wanneroo, Bayswater and Belmont. By 1947, Stirling’s population was 31,000. It reached 84,000 in 1961 and climbed above 160,000 in 1971 with the development of northern areas. In 1990 it was 180,000.
[edit] The City of Stirling
The City of Stirling now has an area of about 100 km², and 30 suburbs stretching from Railway Parade, Mount Lawley in the East (which is immediately due north of the Perth CBD), to the Indian Ocean suburbs of Scarborough, Trigg, North Beach and Waterman in the West. According to the 1996 census the district has a population of 174,088 people, 6.27 km² of reserves, 1011 km of roads, 814 km of footpaths and 76,000 dwellings. Stirling is currently (2004) the largest Local Government Area by population in Western Australia.
[edit] Wards
The city has been divided into 7 wards, each of 2 councillors. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is elected from among the councillors.
- Balga Ward
- Coastal Ward
- Doubleview Ward
- Inglewood Ward
- Osborne Ward
- Lawley Ward
- Hamersley Ward
[edit] Suburbs
- Balcatta
- Balga
- Carine
- Churchlands
- Coolbinia
- Dianella
- Doubleview
- Glendalough
- Gwelup
- Hamersley
- Herdsman
- Inglewood
- Innaloo
- Joondanna
- Karrinyup
- Menora
- Mirrabooka
- Mount Lawley
- Nollamara
- North Beach
- Osborne Park
- Scarborough
- Stirling
- Trigg
- Tuart Hill
- Waterman
- Wembley Downs
- Westminster
- Woodlands
- Yokine
[edit] References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
[edit] External links
| Suburbs of the City of Stirling | |
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Balcatta | Balga | Carine | Churchlands | Coolbinia | Dianella | Doubleview | Glendalough | Gwelup | Hamersley | Herdsman | Inglewood | Innaloo | Joondanna | Karrinyup | Menora | Mirrabooka | Mount Lawley | Nollamara | North Beach | Osborne Park | Scarborough | Stirling | Trigg | Tuart Hill | Watermans Bay | Wembley Downs | Westminster | Woodlands | Yokine |
| Local Government Areas of Perth | |
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Armadale | Bassendean | Bayswater | Belmont | Cambridge | Canning | Claremont | Cockburn | Cottesloe | East Fremantle | Fremantle | Gosnells | Joondalup | Kalamunda | Kwinana | Melville | Mundaring | Nedlands | Peppermint Grove | Perth | Rockingham | Serpentine-Jarrahdale | South Perth | Stirling | Subiaco | Swan | Victoria Park | Vincent | Wanneroo |
