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.
| Town of Bassendean Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Location of Town of Bassendean within inner Perth metropolitan area | |||||||||||||||
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| Established | 1901 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Kath Hamilton | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bassendean | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Eastern Metropolitan Perth | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Bassendean | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Perth | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | Town of Bassendean | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe 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
editThe Town does not have any wards however in the past it was divided into three wards.
2023 election results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| 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
editThe suburbs of the Town of Bassendean with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[5][6]
| Suburb | Population | Area | Map |
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| Ashfield | 1,395 (SAL 2021)[7] | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) | 
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| Bassendean | 10,837 (SAL 2021)[8] | 7.39 km2 (2.85 sq mi) | 
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| Eden Hill | 3,703 (SAL 2021)[9] | 2.17 km2 (0.84 sq mi) | 
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Mayors
editThe current mayor is Kath Hamilton, who was elected in October 2021. Previous Mayor Renee McLennan is Deputy Mayor.[10]
Population
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Heritage listed places
editAs of 2024[update], 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
edit- ^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Candidates for Local Government Elections". WA Labor. Archived from the original on 26 October 2023.
- ^ "2023 Ordinary Election - Bassendean". Western Australian Electoral Commission.
- ^ "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). "Ashfield (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bassendean (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eden Hill (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Dietsch, Jake (21 October 2021). "Bayswater council elects first female mayor". Perth Now. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ^ "Town of Bassendean Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "Town of Bassendean State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
