City of Belmont

The City of Belmont is a local government area in the inner eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Perth's central business district on the south bank of the Swan River. The City covers an area of 39.8 square kilometres (15.4 sq mi), maintains 225 km of roads and had a population of almost 40,000 as at the 2016 Census. The City of Belmont is a member of the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council

This article is about a local government area. For the suburb, see Belmont, Western Australia. For other cities, see Belmont (disambiguation).

City of Belmont
Western Australia
Population
 • Density997.0/km2 (2,582/sq mi)
Established1898
Area39.8 km2 (15.4 sq mi)
MayorPhilip Marks, Deputy Mayor George Sekulla
Council seatBelmont
RegionEastern Metropolitan Perth
State electorate(s)Belmont
Federal Division(s)Swan
WebsiteCity of Belmont
LGAs around City of Belmont:
Bayswater Bassendean Swan
Victoria Park City of Belmont Kalamunda
Victoria Park Canning Kalamunda

Belmont contains Perth's domestic and international airports which account for 33.7% of the City of Belmont's land area.

History

The Belmont Road District was created on 2 December 1898. On 4 October 1907, it was renamed Belmont Park. From 1906 until 1909, Burswood Island was part of the district.

On 1 July 1961, the Belmont Park Road District became the Shire of Belmont following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. On 17 February 1979 it attained city status.[3][4]

Ascot and Belmont are suburbs long associated with horses, being close to the race tracks (see Ascot Racecourse and Belmont Park). Until 1956 the Belmont Spur Railway linked Bayswater on the Perth to Midland line to the Ascot race track.

Wards

The City is divided into four wards:

  • West Ward (three councillors)
  • East Ward (three councillors)
  • South Ward (three councillors)

Suburbs

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 1,088—    
1921 1,866+5.54%
1933 3,139+4.43%
1947 5,712+4.37%
1954 15,820+15.67%
1961 20,393+3.69%
1966 26,978+5.76%
1971 32,656+3.89%
1976 31,531−0.70%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 29,855−1.09%
1986 28,867−0.67%
1991 26,744−1.52%
1996 26,613−0.10%
2001 28,817+1.60%
2006 30,331+1.03%
2011 35,209+3.03%
2016 39,682+2.42%

Mayors
Main article: List of mayors of Belmont

Sister cities

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

As of 2020, 109 places are heritage-listed in the City of Belmont,[6] of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Garratt Road Bridge.[7]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Belmont (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. WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
  4. "Local Government Act 1960-1978 - Order in Council (per LG. BL-1-10)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 22 December 1978. p. 1978:4778.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "City of Belmont Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  7. "City of Belmont State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 12 April 2020.

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