The Shire of Mundaring is a local government area in eastern metropolitan

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, the capital of

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. The Shire covers an area of 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 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 * South Ward - three councillors * Central Ward - three councillors * East Ward - three councillors

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 2016, Art Piece, Parkerville

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

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* 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 The Railway Reserves Heritage Trail also on some maps as ''Rail Reserve Heritage Trail'' or ''Rail Reserves Historical Trail'', and frequently referred to locally as the ''Bridle Trail'' or ''Bridle Track'' is within the Shire of Mundaring in ...

* 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:

Population

Presidents and chairmen

Heritage-listed places

As of 2021, 143 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mundaring, of which 24 are on the

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, among them John Forrest National Park, Lake Leschenaultia and the Swan View Tunnel.

References

External links

* {{Coord, -31.897, 116.171, type:adm2nd_region:AU-WA, format=dms, display=title Mundaring