The Town of Mosman Park is a local government area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 4.3 km2 in western metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 14 km southwest of the Perth CBD and 5 km from Fremantle.
| Town of Mosman Park Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The state heritage listed Memorial Hall, constructed as local hall and offices for the Buckland Hill Roads Board in 1921 | |||||||||||||||
 The Town of Mosman Park within the Perth Metropolitan Area | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 9,169 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1899 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Paul Shaw | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Mosman Park | ||||||||||||||
| Region | West Metropolitan Perth | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cottesloe | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Curtin | ||||||||||||||
| Website | Town of Mosman Park | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe Buckland Hill Road District was created on 6 October 1899.[2] It was renamed the Cottesloe Beach Road District on 2 July 1909, but reverted to the Buckland Hill name on 10 October 1930.[3]
It was renamed the Mosman Park Road District on 12 February 1937. It became the Shire of Mosman Park with effect from 1 July 1961 following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. It assumed its current name when it was granted town status on 26 January 1962.[3]
Wards
editThe town has six councillors and a mayor. The town is split into North and South wards.
Suburbs
editMosman Park is the only suburb within this municipality.
Population
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Heritage listed places
editAs of 2024[update], 91 places are heritage-listed in the Town of Mosman Park,[4] of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Leighton Battery.[5]
See also
edit- AmpFest, Youth and music festival overseen by the Town of Mosman Park
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mosman Park (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "BUCKLAND HILL ROAD BOARD". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 17 March 1932. p. 13. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "Town of Mosman Park Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Town of Mosman Park State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.