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This article is about a local government area. For the suburb, see Melville, Western Australia.
City of Melville
Western Australia
Population: 102,434(2010)[1] Established: 1900 Area: 52.73 km² (20.4 sq mi) Mayor: Russell Aubrey Council Seat: Booragoon Region: South Metropolitan Perth State District: Willagee, Alfred Cove, Bateman, Jandakot, Riverton Federal Division: Tangney, Fremantle 
LGAs around City of Melville: East Fremantle Swan River South Perth Fremantle City of Melville Canning Fremantle Cockburn Cockburn The City of Melville is a Local Government Area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located east of the port city of Fremantle and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 52.73 square kilometres (20.36 sq mi) and has a population of about 99,000 (2008).
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History
Melville was originally established on 14 December 1900 as the East Fremantle Road District under the Roads Boards Act 1871. It was renamed Melville six months later. In 1923, it received a large amount of land from Jandakot Road District when that entity was abolished.[2]
On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. The Shire of Melville was declared a town on 28 September 1962,[3] and a city on 3 May 1968.[4]
The City of Melville maintains 463 km of roads and 2.10 km² of parks and gardens.
Wards
The city has been divided into 6 wards, each of 2 councillors. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected
- Applecross-Mt Pleasant Ward
- Bicton-Attadale Ward
- Bullcreek-Leeming Ward
- City Ward
- Palmyra-Melville-Willagee Ward
- University Ward
Suburbs
- Alfred Cove
- Applecross
- Ardross
- Attadale
- Bateman
- Bicton
- Booragoon
- Brentwood
- Bull Creek
- Kardinya
- Leeming *
- Melville
- Mount Pleasant
- Murdoch
- Myaree
- Palmyra
- Willagee
- Winthrop
( * indicates suburb partially located within City)
Population
Year Population 1911 565 1921 2,360 1933 4,628 1947 7,547 1954 19,810 1961 39,207 1966 47,887 1971 52,976 1976 54,384 1981 61,211 1986 67,131 1991 84,369 1996 88,422 2001 90,264 2006 93,003 Mayors
Main article: List of mayors of MelvilleSports
The following local sporting clubs are supported by the Melville residents.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2011). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2009–10 - Western Australia". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2009-10~Main+Features~Western+Australia?OpenDocument. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
- ^ "Local Government Act, 1960. Declaration as a Town. Provisions Concerning Elections. (per L.G. 433/62)". Western Australia Government Gazette: p. 1962:2680-2681. 28 September 1962.
- ^ "Local Government Act, 1960-1967. Order in Council". Western Australia Government Gazette: p. 1968:1245. 3 May 1968.
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