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 29,000 as of the 2021 Census. It was originally part of the City of Perth before the restructuring by the Western Australian State Government in 1994.
| Town of Cambridge Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The Town of Cambridge within the Perth Metropolitan Area | |||||||||||||||
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| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 22.0 km2 (8.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Gary Norman Mack[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Floreat | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Inner Metropolitan Perth | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Churchlands, Nedlands | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Curtin | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Town of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||
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History
editHistorically 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.[2]
In October 2020, the Town won an injunction against the state government's efforts to suspend the Council due to suspicions of interference in Town administration. This was the first time a local government in Western Australia successfully challenged ministerial authority to suspend a Council.[3]
Parks and reserves
editCambridge 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
editThe city has been divided into two wards, each electing four councillors.
- Coast Ward
- Wembley Ward
Suburbs
editThe suburbs of the Town of Cambridge with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[5][6]
| Suburb | Population | Area | Map |
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| City Beach | 6,805 (SAL 2021)[7] | 10 km2 (3.9 sq mi) | 
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| Floreat * | 8,621 (SAL 2021)[8] | 5.3 km2 (2.0 sq mi) | 
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| Jolimont * | 1,479 (SAL 2021)[9] | 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) | 
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| Mount Claremont * | 4,999 (SAL 2021)[10] | 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | 
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| Subiaco * | 9,940 (SAL 2021)[11] | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | 
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| Wembley * | 12,061 (SAL 2021)[12] | 4.2 km2 (1.6 sq mi) | 
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| Wembley Downs * | 6,743 (SAL 2021)[13] | 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | 
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| West Leederville | 4,340 (SAL 2021)[14] | 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi) | 
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(* indicates suburb only partially located within Town)
Population
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Heritage listed places
editAs of 2024[update], 135 places are heritage-listed in the Town of Cambridge,[15] of which 14 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Model Brick Home and Model Timber Home.[16]
References
edit- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Cambridge". www.elections.wa.gov.au. Western Australian Electoral Commission. 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 May 2007.
- ^ Rifici, Victoria (9 October 2020). "Town of Cambridge in staff turmoil after court win". Perth Now. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ Town of Cambridge (26 March 2007). "Parks, Playgrounds, Barbecues". Archived from the original on 22 April 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "City Beach (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Floreat (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Jolimont (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Claremont (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Subiaco (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wembley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wembley Downs (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Leederville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Town of Cambridge Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Town of Cambridge State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
