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.[3]
Statistics
Mundaring Shire has published the following statistics for the period 1994-2006:[4]
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[5]
South Ward - three councillors[6]
Central Ward - three councillors[7]
East Ward - three councillors[8]
National Parks
The Shire contains three national parks and numerous nature reserves:
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gorrie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Helena Valley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hovea (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mahogany Creek (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Midvale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Helena (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mundaring (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Parkerville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sawyers Valley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Stoneville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Swan View (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "The Lakes (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wooroloo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^"Shire of Mundaring Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^"Shire of Mundaring State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 February 2024.