Shire of Mundaring


The Shire of Mundaring is a local government area in eastern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of 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.

Statistics

Mundaring Shire has published the following statistics for the period 1994-2006:
  • 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
  • South Ward - three councillors
  • Central Ward - three councillors
  • East Ward - three councillors

    National Parks

The Shire contains three national parks and numerous nature reserves:
The Shire is recognised for its natural environment and has numerous walk and ride trails:
The suburbs and localities of the Shire of Mundaring with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:
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Bailup
Beechina
Bellevue
Boya
Chidlow
Darlington
Glen Forrest
Greenmount
Gorrie
Helena Valley
Hovea
Mahogany Creek
Midvale
Mount Helena
Mundaring
Parkerville
Sawyers Valley
Stoneville
Swan View
The Lakes
Wooroloo

Population

Presidents and chairmen

Heritage-listed places

, 144 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mundaring, of which 26 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them John Forrest National Park, Lake Leschenaultia and the Swan View Tunnel.