Town of Cambridge

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The Town of Cambridge is a local government area in the inner western suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about Script error: No such module "convert". west of Perth's central business district and extending to the Indian Ocean at City Beach. The Town covers an area of Script error: No such module "convert". 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.

History

Historically 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.[1]

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.[2]

Parks and reserves

Cambridge has many parks and reserves.[3] 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

The city has been divided into two wards, each electing four councillors.

  • Coast Ward
  • Wembley Ward

Suburbs

The suburbs of the Town of Cambridge with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[4][5]

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(* indicates suburb only partially located within Town)

Population

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Heritage listed places

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References

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  1. WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 May 2007.
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External links

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