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City of Belmont

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Established
  
1898

Website
  
City of

Area
  
39.8 km²

Population
  
30,331 (2006)

Federal division
  
Division of Swan

State electorate(s)
  
City of
  
Kalamunda

Founded
  
1898

Council seat
  
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Mayor
  
Philip Marks, Deputy Mayor Robert Rossi

Region
  
Eastern Metropolitan Perth

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 has a population of 35,209 (2011). The City of Belmont is a member of the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council

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Map of Belmont, WA, Australia

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.

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)
  • Central Ward (two councillors)
  • East Ward (three councillors)
  • South Ward (three councillors)
  • Suburbs

  • Ascot
  • Belmont
  • Cloverdale
  • Kewdale
  • Perth Airport
  • Redcliffe
  • Rivervale
  • Sister cities

  • Adachi-ku, Tokyo, Japan - 1 October 1984 [1]
  • References

    City of Belmont Wikipedia


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