The City of Melville is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

n capital city of

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

, east of the port city of Fremantle and about south of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of and had a population of about 98,000 as at the 2016 Census.

History

Melville was originally established on 14 December 1900 as the East Fremantle Road District under the ''Roads Boards Act 1871''. It was renamed the Melville Road District six months later on 14 June 1901. On 20 July 1923, it received a large amount of land from Jandakot Road District when that entity was abolished. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Melville following the enactment of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. It was granted town status as the Town of Melville on 28 September 1962, and assumed its current name when it was granted city status on 3 May 1968. The City of Melville maintains 463 km of roads and 2.10 km² of parks and gardens.

Wards

The City is divided into six wards, each represented by two councillors. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected. *Applecross-Mount Pleasant Ward *Bateman-Kardinya-Murdoch Ward *Bicton-Attadale-Alfred Cove Ward *Bull Creek-Leeming Ward *Central Ward *Palmyra-Melville-Willagee Ward

Suburbs

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

Australian census The Census in Australia, officially the Census of Population and Housing, is the national census in Australia that occurs every five years. The census collects key demographic, social and economic data from all people in Australia on census nig ...

: (* indicates suburb partially located within City)

Indigenous sites of significance

There are several significant

Noongar 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 ...

sites within the City of Melville precinct. * Niergarup * Quaada Gabee * Jenalup * Dyoondalup * Marradungup * Wireless Hill

Population

Mayors

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 172 places are heritage-listed in the City of Melville, of which 24 are on the

State Register of Heritage Places The State Register of Heritage Places is the heritage register of historic sites in Western Australia deemed significant at the state level by the Heritage Council of Western Australia. History In the 1970s, following its establishment of the ...

, among them

Canning Bridge Canning Bridge is a traffic bridge which is the most downstream crossing of the Canning River in the city of Perth, Western Australia. The bridge is a part of Canning Highway, and it connects the suburbs of Como and Applecross. The Canning Rive ...

and Wireless Hill Park.

Sports and recreation

The City is home to 23 active reserves, 100+ passive reserves and two leisure centres featuring indoor courts and 50m and 25m indoor heated pools. The City caters for a diverse number of sporting and recreation codes, including, but not limited to: *Archery *Athletics *Australian Football *Baseball/Softball/Tee-ball *BMX *Bowls *Cricket *Gaelic Football *Golf *Hockey *Homing Pigeon *Netball *Personal Training/Fitness Groups *Rowing *Rugby League and Union *Soccer/Football *Squash *Swimming *Synchronised Swimming *Tennis *Touch Football *Triathlon Training *Walking/Running *Water Polo The City maintains a Community Information Directory which can be used to find locations and contact details for 70+ inclusive sporting and recreation clubs operating within the City of Melville. Some of the clubs include:
Applecross Cricket ClubBooragoon Junior Football ClubKardinya Red Sox Ball ClubKardinya Junior Football Club

Leeming Spartan Cricket ClubMelville City Football Club

Winnacott Kats Junior Football ClubMelville City Hockey Club

Melville City Football Club

South Shore Swimming Club

References

Notes

Bibliography

* *

External links

* {{Coord, -32.039, 115.831, type:adm2nd_region:AU-WA, format=dms, display=title Melville