City of Kalamunda
The City of Kalamunda is a local government area in the eastern metropolitan region of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about east of Perth's central business district. The area covers, much of which is state forest rising into the Darling Scarp to the east. As of 2021, the city had a population of 58,762.
History
The Darling Range Road District was gazetted on 30 April 1897. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Kalamunda after the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. The Shire of Kalamunda commenced community consultation on whether to become a city in 2015, and was renamed the City of Kalamunda on 1 July 2017.Wards
The city is divided into four wards.- North Ward
- North West Ward
- South East Ward
- South West Ward