Town of Claremont
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| Town of Claremont | |
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| Geography | |
| State: | Western Australia |
| Region: | West Metropolitan Perth |
| Area: | 4.9 km² |
| Council seat: | Claremont |
| Demographics | |
| Population: | 8,562 (2001 census) |
| - Density: | 1,747 / km² |
| Born in Australia: | 73 % |
| Indigenous Australian origin: | 0.2 % |
| Government | |
 http://www.claremont.wa.gov.au |
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| Mayor: | Peter Olson JP |
| Deputy Mayor: | Paul A. Kelly |
| Federal electorates: | Curtin |
| State electorates: | Nedlands, Cottesloe |
- This article is about a local government area. For the suburb, see Claremont, Western Australia.
The Town of Claremont is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 5 km² in western metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 9 km west of the Perth CBD. The Town of Claremont maintains 48 km of roads, 87 km of footpaths and has a population of 8,562.
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[edit] History
The Claremont Municipal Council was gazetted in 1898 and on 1 July 1961, became a Town Council following changes to the Local Government Act.[1]
[edit] Wards
The town has been divided into 3 wards, each of 3 councillors. The mayor is directly elected.
- South Ward
- West Ward
- East Ward
[edit] Suburbs
- Claremont *
- Swanbourne *
* Both these localities are only partially contained within the LGA boundary.
[edit] References
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 2.0), 31 May 2003.
[edit] External links
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