The Town of Bassendean is a
local government area
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in the northeastern
suburbs
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of the
Western Australian capital city of
Perth, west of the industrial centre of
Midland
Midland may refer to:
Places Australia
* Midland, Western Australia
Canada
* Midland, Albert County, New Brunswick
* Midland, Kings County, New Brunswick
* Midland, Newfoundland and Labrador
* Midland, Ontario
India
* Midland Ward, Kohima, Nagal ...
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
2016 Census
Sixteen or 16 may refer to:
*16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17
*one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016
Films
* ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
* ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film dir ...
. The Town of Bassendean is a member of the
Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council
The Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council (EMRC) is a regional local government body in Perth, Western Australia. The EMRC is composed of five member councils – the Town of Bassendean, City of Bayswater, City of Kalamunda, Shire of Mundaring ...
.
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
Most or Möst or ''variation'', may refer to:
Places
* Most, Kardzhali Province, a village in Bulgaria
* Most (city), a city in the Czech Republic
** Most District, a district surrounding the city
** Most Basin, a lowland named after the city
** ...
Australian census:
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
State Register of Heritage Places, among them the former
Bassendean Fire Station and the
Bassendean Oval.
References
External links
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Bassendean