The Town of Bassendean is a

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in the northeastern

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of the

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n capital city of

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, west of the industrial centre of Midland and about northeast of Perth's central business district. The Town covers an area of , maintains 97 km of roads and had a population of approximately 15,000 as at the

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. The Town of Bassendean is a member of the

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History

The West Guildford Road District was created on 10 May 1901. It was renamed the Bassendean Road District on 7 July 1922, and on 1 July 1961, became the Shire of Bassendean following the enactment of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. It assumed its current name when it gained town status on 1 July 1975.

Wards

The Town does not have any wards however in the past it was divided into three wards.

Suburbs

The suburbs of the Town of Bassendean with population and size figures based on the most recent

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Mayors

The current mayor is Kath Hamilton, who was elected in October 2021. Previous Mayor Renee McLennan is Deputy Mayor.

Population

Heritage listed places

As of 2021, 334 places are heritage-listed in the Town of Bassendean, of which 13 are on the

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, among them the former

Bassendean Fire Station The Bassendean Fire Station, at 10-14 Parker Street, Bassendean, Western Australia, is a historic fire station. It is a one-storey brick and tile building, with elements of Inter-War Stripped Classical architecture styling, from its constructi ...

and the

Bassendean Oval Bassendean Oval currently known as Steel Blue Oval for sponsorship reasons, is a sports stadium, located in Bassendean, Western Australia. The capacity of the venue is 22,000 people. It usually hosts Australian rules football matches and is t ...

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* {{Coord, -31.905, 115.949, type:adm2nd_region:AU-WA, format=dms, display=title Bassendean