Shire of Mundaring

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

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.

Shire of Mundaring Western Australia
The Shire of Mundaring within the Perth Metropolitan Area
Population	39,166 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established	1903
Area	644.9 km2 (249.0 sq mi)
Shire President	Paige McNeil[2]
Council seat	Mundaring
Region	Eastern Metropolitan Perth Darling Scarp
State electorate(s)	Darling Range, Kalamunda, Midland, Swan Hills
Federal division(s)	Hasluck, Bullwinkel
Website	Shire of Mundaring
LGAs around Shire of Mundaring: Swan Swan Northam Swan Shire of Mundaring York Kalamunda Kalamunda York

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.^[3]

Statistics

Mundaring Shire has published the following statistics for the period 1994-2006:^[4]

• Population: 35,097
• Area: 643.32 km²
• Rateable area: 205.91 km²
• Rateable properties: 15,251
• Revenue: A$50.1M
• Vested reserves: 104.60 km²
• Forests and National Parks: 238.30 km²

Wards

The shire is divided into four wards.

• West Ward - three councillors^[5]
• South Ward - three councillors^[6]
• Central Ward - three councillors^[7]
• East Ward - three councillors^[8]

National Parks

The Shire contains three national parks and numerous nature reserves:

• Beelu National Park
• Greenmount National Park
• John Forrest National Park
• Lake Leschenaultia
• Mundaring Weir and Interpretation Precinct

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:

• Bibbulmun Track
• C Y O'Connor Trail
• Eagle View Walk Trail
• Forsyths Mill Mountain Bike Track
• Kep Track
• Lake Leschenaultia Trails
• Munda Biddi Trail
• Railway Reserves Heritage Trail
• Weir View Walk

Suburbs and localities

The suburbs and localities of the Shire of Mundaring with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[9][10]

Suburb	Population	Area	Map
Bailup	54 (SAL 2021)[11]	47 km2 (18 sq mi)
Beechina	128 (SAL 2021)[12]	6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Bellevue	1,514 (SAL 2021)[13]	3 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Boya	669 (SAL 2021)[14]	1.9 km2 (0.73 sq mi)
Chidlow	1,821 (SAL 2021)[15]	44.8 km2 (17.3 sq mi)
Darlington	3,725 (SAL 2021)[16]	12.2 km2 (4.7 sq mi)
Glen Forrest	2,789 (SAL 2021)[17]	13.2 km2 (5.1 sq mi)
Greenmount	2,666 (SAL 2021)[18]	4.8 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
Gorrie	0 (SAL 2016)[19][20]	26.3 km2 (10.2 sq mi)
Helena Valley	4,130 (SAL 2021)[21]	6.3 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Hovea	713 (SAL 2021)[22]	31.6 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Mahogany Creek	829 (SAL 2021)[23]	6.1 km2 (2.4 sq mi)
Midvale	2,283 (SAL 2021)[24]	2.9 km2 (1.1 sq mi)
Mount Helena	3,373 (SAL 2021)[25]	28.7 km2 (11.1 sq mi)
Mundaring	3,190 (SAL 2021)[26]	31.7 km2 (12.2 sq mi)
Parkerville	2,432 (SAL 2021)[27]	19 km2 (7.3 sq mi)
Sawyers Valley	1,001 (SAL 2021)[28]	170.2 km2 (65.7 sq mi)
Stoneville	2,489 (SAL 2021)[29]	18.2 km2 (7.0 sq mi)
Swan View	7,889 (SAL 2021)[30]	7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)
The Lakes	20 (SAL 2021)[31]	31 km2 (12 sq mi)
Wooroloo	2,613 (SAL 2021)[32]	47.5 km2 (18.3 sq mi)

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 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%

Year Pop. ±% 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

Main article: List of shire presidents of Mundaring

Heritage-listed places

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Mundaring

As of 2024^[update], 144 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mundaring,^[33] of which 26 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them John Forrest National Park, Lake Leschenaultia and the Swan View Tunnel.^[34]

See also

• 2014 Perth Hills bushfire
• 2021 Wooroloo bushfire