Shire of Mundaring


The Shire of Mundaring is a local government area in eastern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of and had a population of approximately 38,000 as at the 2016 Census.

History

The Greenmount Road District was created on 17 April 1903. On 29 March 1934, it was renamed the Mundaring Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Mundaring following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

Statistics

Mundaring Shire has published the following statistics for the period 1994-2006:
The shire is divided into four wards.
The Shire contains three national parks and numerous nature reserves:
The Shire is recognised for its natural environment and has numerous walk and ride trails:

Population

Presidents and chairmen

Heritage-listed places

As of 2020, 143 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mundaring, of which 24 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them John Forrest National Park, Lake Leschenaultia and the Swan View Tunnel.