The Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale is a
local government area
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in the outer southeastern
metropolitan
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area of
Perth
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, the capital of
Western Australia
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, and has an area of and a population of almost 27,000 as at the
2016 Census. The Shire's seat of government is the town of
Mundijong.
History
The Serpentine-Jarrahdale Road District was established on 8 August 1913 with the amalgamation of the Serpentine Road District (1894) and Jarrahdale Road District (1902).
On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following the passage of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. On 17 June 1977, it acquired Byford from
Shire of Armadale–Kelmscott.
Wards
The Shire was previously split into four wards named: Byford, Central, North West and South. Recently, the boundaries were realigned and on 29 July 2011, the gazetted boundaries became:
* North (4 councillors)
* North West (2 councillors)
* Southern (3 councillors)
Elections to fill all positions in these new wards were called for 15 October 2011. The latest council elections were held on 16 October 2021 and confirmed Michelle Rich as Shire President and Dave Atwell as her deputy.
Suburbs and towns
The suburbs, towns and localities of the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale with population and size figures based on the
most recent Australian census
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Population
* 1911 populations were: Serpentine RD 328; Jarrahdale RD 1,126.
* The 1976 figure above, reported from the 1978 year book and 1981 census, is the figure after the addition of 1,634 residents living in
Byford and nearby areas, which occurred in 1977.
Heritage-listed places
As of 2021, 108 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, of which five are on the
State Register of Heritage Places
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History
In the 1970s, following its establishment of the ...
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References
External links
*
ByfordWA: Local community website for the Byford area
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