City of Mandurah

The City of Mandurah is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area of Western Australia, covering both Mandurah proper and an additional area reaching down as far south as Lake Clifton, Western Australia, Lake Clifton. The city has a total area of approximately .

The city is located in the Peel (Western Australia), Peel region, just beyond the southern boundary of metropolitan Perth, and lies about south of the Perth CBD, Perth central business district. It is bordered by the City of Rockingham to the north, the Shire of Murray to the east (the border being for the most part the Harvey Estuary and Serpentine River (Western Australia), Serpentine River), and Shire of Waroona to the south.

History

The area that is now Mandurah was part of the Shire of Murray, Murray Road District until 1949.

The City of Mandurah originated as the Mandurah Road District, established on 10 June 1949. The road board held its first meeting on 1 September 1949. The board was suspended on 12 July 1956 by an Order in Council and the district was placed under the administration of Commissioner Richard Rushton, who ultimately served in the role for almost four years.

It became the Shire of Mandurah on 1 July 1961 following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. It became the Town of Mandurah when it gained town status on 1 July 1987 and assumed its current name when it gained city status on 14 April 1990.

Wards

The City is divided into four wards, each electing three councillors:

*East Ward
*North Ward
*Coastal Ward
*Town Ward

Suburbs and localities

The suburbs and localities of the City of Mandurah with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census, most recent Census in Australia, Australian census:

Officials

The elected members on the Mandurah City Council are:

*Mayor
**Rhys Williams
*East Ward
**Darren Lee
**Lynn Rodgers
**Don Pember
*Coastal Ward
**Merv Darcy
**Jenny Green
**Candice Di Prinzio
*North Ward
**Caroline Knight, Deputy Mayor
**Peter Jackson
**Ahmed Zilani
*Town Ward
**Peter Rogers
**Dave Schumacher
**Matt Rogers

Population

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 86 places are heritage-listed in the City of Mandurah, of which six are on the State Register of Heritage Places.

References

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Local government areas of the Peel region of Western Australia, Mandurah
Mandurah