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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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The Shire of Mundaring is a local government area in eastern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of 645 square kilometres (249 sq mi) and had a population of approximately 38,000 as at the 2016 Census.

History

The Greenmount Road District was created on 17 April 1903. On 29 March 1934, it was renamed the Mundaring Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Mundaring following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

Statistics

Mundaring Shire has published the following statistics for the period 1994-2006:

  • Population: 35,097
  • Area: 643.32 km
  • Rateable area: 205.91 km
  • Rateable properties: 15,251
  • Revenue: A$50.1M
  • Vested reserves: 104.60 km
  • Forests and National Parks: 238.30 km

Wards

The shire is divided into four wards.

  • West Ward - three councillors
  • South Ward - three councillors
  • Central Ward - three councillors
  • East Ward - three councillors

National Parks

The Shire contains three national parks and numerous nature reserves:

Trails

The Volunteer, art piece on the Railway Reserves Heritage Trail, Parkerville

The Shire is recognised for its natural environment and has numerous walk and ride trails:

Suburbs and localities

The suburbs and localities of the Shire of Mundaring with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:

Suburb Population Area Map
Bailup 54 (SAL 2021) 47 km (18 sq mi) Map
Beechina 128 (SAL 2021) 6.8 km (2.6 sq mi) Map
Bellevue 1,514 (SAL 2021) 3 km (1.2 sq mi) Map
Boya 669 (SAL 2021) 1.9 km (0.73 sq mi) Map
Chidlow 1,821 (SAL 2021) 44.8 km (17.3 sq mi) Map
Darlington 3,725 (SAL 2021) 12.2 km (4.7 sq mi) Map
Glen Forrest 2,789 (SAL 2021) 13.2 km (5.1 sq mi) Map
Greenmount 2,666 (SAL 2021) 4.8 km (1.9 sq mi) Map
Gorrie 0 (SAL 2016) 26.3 km (10.2 sq mi) Map
Helena Valley 4,130 (SAL 2021) 6.3 km (2.4 sq mi) Map
Hovea 713 (SAL 2021) 31.6 km (12.2 sq mi) Map
Mahogany Creek 829 (SAL 2021) 6.1 km (2.4 sq mi) Map
Midvale 2,283 (SAL 2021) 2.9 km (1.1 sq mi) Map
Mount Helena 3,373 (SAL 2021) 28.7 km (11.1 sq mi) Map
Mundaring 3,190 (SAL 2021) 31.7 km (12.2 sq mi) Map
Parkerville 2,432 (SAL 2021) 19 km (7.3 sq mi) Map
Sawyers Valley 1,001 (SAL 2021) 170.2 km (65.7 sq mi) Map
Stoneville 2,489 (SAL 2021) 18.2 km (7.0 sq mi) Map
Swan View 7,889 (SAL 2021) 7.5 km (2.9 sq mi) Map
The Lakes 20 (SAL 2021) 31 km (12 sq mi) Map
Wooroloo 2,613 (SAL 2021) 47.5 km (18.3 sq mi) Map

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 2,716—    
1921 3,296+1.95%
1933 4,975+3.49%
1947 6,072+1.43%
1954 7,619+3.30%
1961 8,104+0.89%
1966 8,925+1.95%
1971 12,018+6.13%
1976 16,867+7.01%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 20,786+4.27%
1986 24,415+3.27%
1991 29,184+3.63%
1996 31,462+1.51%
2001 33,281+1.13%
2006 35,095+1.07%
2011 36,529+0.80%
2016 38,157+0.88%
2021 39,166+0.52%

Presidents and chairmen

Heritage-listed places

As of 2024, 144 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mundaring, of which 26 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them John Forrest National Park, Lake Leschenaultia and the Swan View Tunnel.

See also