The City of Armadale is a

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in the southeastern

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of the

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n capital city of

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, about southeast of Perth's

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. The City covers an area of , much of which is state forest rising into the

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to the east, and had a population of almost 80,000 as at the 2016 Census.

History

Prior to European settlement, the area now known as the City of Armadale was part of the land that was occupied by the Aboriginal

Noongar people The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian peoples who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the so ...

. Prior to 1894, the area was part of the Canning Road District. The City of Armadale originated as the Kelmscott Road District, which was created on 14 December 1894 out of parts of

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

and Jandakot Road Districts. On 24 March 1910, it was renamed the Armadale-Kelmscott Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Armadale–Kelmscott following the enactment of the ''Local Government Act 1960''. On 1 July 1977, its Byford Ward was abolished and transferred to the

Shire of Serpentine–Jarrahdale The Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale is a local government area in the outer southeastern metropolitan area of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and has an area of and a population of almost 27,000 as at the 2016 Census. The Shire's sea ...

. On 1 July 1979 it became the Town of Armadale and on 16 November 1985 it assumed its current name when attained city status.WA Electoral Commission, ''Municipality Boundary Amendments Register'' (release 3.0), 31 July 2007. The City of Armadale maintains 615 km of roads and a little over 14 km² of parks and gardens.

Mayors

Wards

The city has been divided into seven wards, each with two councillors. The mayor is elected from among the councillors. * Heron Ward * Lake Ward * Hills Ward * Minnawarra Ward * Ranford Ward * Palomino Ward * River Ward

Suburbs

The suburbs of the City of Armadale with population and size figures based on the most recent

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Population

* Note: The 1976 figure above, reported from the 1978 year book and 1981 census, is the figure after the removal of 1,634 residents living in

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and nearby areas, which occurred in 1977.

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 161 places are heritage-listed in the City of Armadale, of which 13 are on the

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, among them

Araluen Botanic Park Araluen Botanical Park is located in a sheltered valley in the Darling Ranges approximately south of Perth, Western Australia, in the suburb of Roleystone. The Botanical Park covers an area of about . There is a small entry fee to the park, an ...

, the Canning Contour Channel and the

Old Jarrah Tree The Old Jarrah tree is an exceptionally large and old ''Eucalyptus marginata'' (Jarrah) tree near inside the carpark the entrance at the corner Third Road and Church Avenue in Armadale, Western Australia. It is estimated to be between 400 and 80 ...

References

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* {{Coord, 32, 9, 11, S, 116, 0, 54, E, source:plwiki_region:AU-WA_type:adm2nd, display=title Armadale 1894 establishments in Australia