Town of Cambridge

The Town of Cambridge is a local government area in the inner western suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Perth's central business district and extending to the Indian Ocean at City Beach. The Town covers an area of 22.0 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi) and had a population of almost 27,000 as at the 2016 Census. It was originally part of the City of Perth before the restructuring by the Western Australian State Government in 1994.

This article is about the local government area in Australia. For other uses, see Cambridge (disambiguation).

Town of Cambridge Western Australia
Population	26,783 (2016 census)[1] 28,481 (2018 est.)[2]
• Density	1,217.4/km^2 (3,153/sq mi)
Established	1994
Area	22.0 km^2 (8.5 sq mi)
Mayor	Keri Shannon
Council seat	Floreat
Region	Inner Metropolitan Perth
State electorate(s)	Churchlands, Nedlands
Federal Division(s)	Curtin
Website	Town of Cambridge
LGAs around Town of Cambridge: Stirling Stirling Stirling Indian Ocean Town of Cambridge Vincent Nedlands Nedlands Subiaco

History

Historically the area was part of the North Perth municipality, gazetted in 1901, which was absorbed into the City of Perth in 1915 after becoming unsustainable as an autonomous political entity. In 1993 the Government of Western Australia decided to split up the local government area (LGA) of the City of Perth, creating three additional LGAs and retaining a smaller City of Perth. The new LGAs were Town of Vincent, Town of Cambridge and the Town of Victoria Park.[3]

Parks and reserves

Cambridge has many parks and reserves.[4] The Town has two major reserves, Lake Monger and Perry Lakes, as well as 4.8 km of coastline, including City Beach and Floreat Beach and their respective parks, and the nearby dunes.

Wards

The city has been divided into 2 wards, each electing 4 councillors.

• Coast Ward
• Wembley Ward

Suburbs

• City Beach
• Floreat *
• Jolimont *
• Mount Claremont *
• Wembley *
• West Leederville
• Wembley Downs

(* indicates suburb only partially located within Town)

Population

Year	Population
1991	22,740
1996	22,706
2001	22,859
2006	23,753
2011	24,965
2016	26,783

Heritage listed places

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

As of 2020, 134 places are heritage-listed in the Town of Cambridge,[5] of which eleven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Model Brick Home and Model Timber Home.[6]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cambridge (T)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
2. "3218.0 – Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2017-18". Australian Bureau of Statistics. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019. Estimated resident population (ERP) at 30 June 2018.
3. WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 May 2007.
4. Town of Cambridge (26 March 2007). "Parks, Playgrounds, Barbecues". Archived from the original on 22 April 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
5. "Town of Cambridge Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
6. "Town of Cambridge State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 29 April 2020.

External links

• Official website