City of Subiaco

City of Subiaco is a local government area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 7 km² in inner western metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 3 km west of the Perth CBD.

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

City of Subiaco
Western Australia
Population
 • Density2,340/km2 (6,100/sq mi)
Established1896
Area7.0 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
MayorPenny Taylor
Council seatSubiaco
RegionWest Metropolitan Perth
State electorate(s)Nedlands
Federal Division(s)Curtin
WebsiteCity of Subiaco
LGAs around City of Subiaco:
Cambridge Cambridge Vincent
Nedlands City of Subiaco Perth
Nedlands Kings Park Kings Park

History

The Subiaco Road District was established on 10 April 1896. It was reconstituted as the Municipality of Subiaco on 26 March 1897.[3]

It assumed its current name when it was proclaimed a city on 1 March 1952.[3]

On 1 July 2016 the area south of Aberdare Road was transferred to the City of Perth.[4]

Wards

The town is divided into 4 wards, each of three councillors. The mayor is directly elected.

  • North Ward
  • South Ward
  • Central Ward
  • East Ward

Suburbs

* These localities are only partially contained within the LGA boundary.

Population
Year Population
19034,702
19118,926
192113,647
193316,809
194718,789
195417,642
196116,033
196616,621
197117,119
197615,271
198114,139
198614,826
199114,971
199614,804
200115,189
200616,380
201117,574
201619,359

Heritage listed places
Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the City of Subiaco

As of 2020, 787 places are heritage-listed in the City of Subiaco,[5] of which 33 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Subiaco Hotel, King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women and the Regal Theatre.[6]

Sister Cities

See also
  • AmpFest, Youth and music festival overseen by the City of Subiaco

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Subiaco (C)". 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. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  4. "Ward areas". City of Subiaco. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  5. "City of Subiaco Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  6. "City of Subiaco State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  7. https://asiamattersforamerica.org/asia/data/sister-partnerships

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.