The City of Kalamunda is a

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in the

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of the

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n capital city of

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about east of Perth's central business district. The area covers , much of which is state forest rising into the

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to the east. As of 2021, the city had a population of 58,762.

History

The Darling Range Road District was gazetted on 30 April 1897. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Kalamunda after the enactment of the ''Local Government Act 1960'', which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. The Shire of Kalamunda commenced community consultation on whether to become a city in 2015, and was renamed the City of Kalamunda on 1 July 2017.

Wards

The city is divided into four wards. * North Ward (three councillors) * North West Ward (three councillors) * South East Ward (three councillors) * South West Ward (three councillors)

Suburbs

The suburbs of the City of Kalamunda with population and size figures based on the most recent

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: ( * indicates suburb partially located within City)

Population

Heritage listed places

, 259 places are heritage-listed in the City of Kalamunda, of which 17 are on the

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, among them

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and the Statham's Quarry.

References

External links

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