Town of Bassendean

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

Town of Bassendean
Western Australia
Location of Town of Bassendean within inner Perth metropolitan area
Map
Established1901
Area10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
MayorKath Hamilton
Council seatBassendean
RegionEastern Metropolitan Perth
State electorate(s)Bassendean
Federal division(s)Perth
WebsiteTown of Bassendean
LGAs around Town of Bassendean:
Bayswater Swan Swan
Bayswater Town of Bassendean Swan
Bayswater Belmont Belmont

The Town of Bassendean is a local government area in the northeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of the industrial centre of Midland and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Perth's central business district. The Town covers an area of 10.4 square kilometres (4.0 sq mi), maintains 97 km of roads and had a population of approximately 15,000 as at the 2016 Census. The Town of Bassendean is a member of the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council.

History

The West Guildford Road District was created on 10 May 1901. It was renamed the Bassendean Road District on 7 July 1922, and on 1 July 1961, became the Shire of Bassendean following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. It assumed its current name when it gained town status on 1 July 1975.[1][2]

Wards

The Town does not have any wards however in the past it was divided into three wards.

2023 election results

This section is an excerpt from Results of the 2023 Western Australian local elections § Bassendean.[edit]
2023 Western Australian local elections: Bassendean[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Tallan Ames (elected) 813 23.40
Independent Jamayne Burke (elected) 624 17.96
Independent Labor Ken John (elected) 600 17.27
Independent Hilary MacWilliam 530 15.26
Independent Bill Busby 515 14.82
Independent Jess McCarthy 202 5.81
Independent Patrick Eijkenboom 190 5.47
Total formal votes 3,474 99.03
Informal votes 34 0.97
Turnout 3,508 29.88

Suburbs

The suburbs of the Town of Bassendean with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[5][6]

Suburb Population Area Map
Ashfield 1,395 (SAL 2021)[7] 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) Map
Bassendean 10,837 (SAL 2021)[8] 7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi) Map
Eden Hill 3,703 (SAL 2021)[9] 2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi) Map

Mayors

Main article: List of mayors of Bassendean

The current mayor is Kath Hamilton, who was elected in October 2021. Previous Mayor Renee McLennan is Deputy Mayor.[10]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1911 987—    
1921 2,736+10.73%
1933 3,803+2.78%
1947 5,243+2.32%
1954 7,152+4.54%
1961 8,310+2.17%
1966 9,747+3.24%
1971 11,360+3.11%
1976 11,382+0.04%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1981 11,807+0.74%
1986 12,836+1.69%
1991 13,109+0.42%
1996 13,230+0.18%
2001 13,362+0.20%
2006 13,462+0.15%
2011 14,404+1.36%
2016 15,092+0.94%
2021 15,932+1.09%

Heritage listed places

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Town of Bassendean

As of 2024, 335 places are heritage-listed in the Town of Bassendean,[11] of which 13 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the former Bassendean Fire Station and the Bassendean Oval.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Local Government Act, 1960-1974. Shire of Bassendean. Change of Status. Order in Council. (per LG. BS-1-10)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 18 April 1975. p. 1975:1152.
  3. ^ "Candidates for Local Government Elections". WA Labor. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Bassendean". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
  5. ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  6. ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
  7. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ashfield (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bassendean (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eden Hill (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  10. ^ Dietsch, Jake (21 October 2021). "Bayswater council elects first female mayor". Perth Now. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Town of Bassendean Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  12. ^ "Town of Bassendean State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

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