Town of Mosman Park

This article is about a local government area. For the suburb, see Mosman Park, Western Australia.

The Town of Mosman Park is a local government area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 4.3 km² in western metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 14 km southwest of the Perth CBD and 5 km from Fremantle.

Town of Mosman Park Western Australia
The state heritage listed Memorial Hall, constructed as local hall and offices for the Buckland Hill Roads Board in 1921
The Town of Mosman Park within the Perth Metropolitan Area
Population	9,169 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established	1899
Area	4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi)
Mayor	Paul Shaw
Council seat	Mosman Park
Region	West Metropolitan Perth
State electorate(s)	Cottesloe
Federal division(s)	Curtin
Website	Town of Mosman Park
LGAs around Town of Mosman Park: Cottesloe Peppermint Grove Swan River Cottesloe Town of Mosman Park Swan River Indian Ocean, Fremantle Swan River Swan River

History

The Buckland Hill Road District was created on 6 October 1899.^[2] It was renamed the Cottesloe Beach Road District on 2 July 1909, but reverted to the Buckland Hill name on 10 October 1930.^[3]

It was renamed the Mosman Park Road District on 12 February 1937. It became the Shire of Mosman Park with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. It assumed its current name when it was granted town status on 26 January 1962.^[3]

Wards

The town has six councillors and a mayor. The town is split into North and South wards.

Suburbs

Mosman Park is the only suburb within this municipality.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1911 1,704 —     1921 3,221 +6.57% 1933 3,628 +1.00% 1947 5,442 +2.94% 1954 6,199 +1.88% 1961 5,862 −0.80% 1966 5,793 −0.24% 1971 7,199 +4.44% 1976 6,760 −1.25%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1981 7,018 +0.75% 1986 6,688 −0.96% 1991 7,254 +1.64% 1996 7,337 +0.23% 2001 7,732 +1.05% 2006 8,251 +1.31% 2011 8,598 +0.83% 2016 8,757 +0.37% 2021 9,169 +0.92%

Heritage listed places

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Town of Mosman Park

As of 2024^[update], 91 places are heritage-listed in the Town of Mosman Park,^[4] of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Leighton Battery.^[5]

See also

• AmpFest, Youth and music festival overseen by the Town of Mosman Park

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mosman Park (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "BUCKLAND HILL ROAD BOARD". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 17 March 1932. p. 13. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
3. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
4. "Town of Mosman Park Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
5. "Town of Mosman Park State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Local Government & Municipal Knowledge Base – Mosman Park Town Council Page
• The Grove Community History Library

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