Town of East Fremantle

Town of East Fremantle
Western Australia
Town of East Fremantle; Western Australia
	The Town of East Fremantle within the Perth Metropolitan Area
Population	7,819 (LGA 2021)
Established	1897
Area	3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Mayor	Jim O'Neill
Council seat	East Fremantle
Region	South Metropolitan Perth
State electorate(s)	Fremantle
Federal division(s)	Fremantle
Website	Town of East Fremantle
	LGAs around Town of East Fremantle:

The Town of East Fremantle is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located immediately northeast of the port city of Fremantle and about 17 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Perth's central business district. The Town covers an area of 3.1 square kilometres (1.2 sq mi), maintains 46 km of roads and had a population of over 7,000 as at the 2016 Census.

History[edit]

The Municipality of East Fremantle was gazetted on 2 April 1897. On 1 July 1961, it became a town following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.^[2]

Wards[edit]

The town has been divided into four wards, each electing two councillors. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected.^[3]

Mayor: Jim O'Neill (elected 2017)
Preston Point Ward: Michael McPhail (2017) and Tony Natale (2019)
Richmond Ward: Andrew McPhail (2017) and Dean Nardi (2019)
Plympton Ward: Jenny Harrington (2017) and Cliff Collinson (2019)
Woodside Ward: Tony Watkins (2017) and Kerry Donovan (2019)

Suburbs[edit]

East Fremantle

Population[edit]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1911	3,017	—
1921	4,423	+3.90%
1933	5,118	+1.22%
1947	6,197	+1.38%
1954	6,372	+0.40%
1961	6,542	+0.38%
1966	6,908	+1.09%
1971	7,325	+1.18%
1976	6,452	−2.51%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1981	6,169	−0.89%
1986	5,678	−1.65%
1991	6,398	+2.42%
1996	6,188	−0.67%
2001	6,327	+0.45%
2006	6,697	+1.14%
2011	6,930	+0.69%
2016	7,376	+1.26%
2021	7,819	+1.17%

Heritage listed places[edit]

As of 2024^[update], 1,146 places are heritage-listed in the Town of East Fremantle,^[4] of which fifteen are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[5]

References[edit]

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Fremantle (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
^ "Mayor and Councillors". Town of East Fremantle. 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
^ "Town of East Fremantle Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
^ "Town of East Fremantle State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

External links[edit]

Official website

32°02′17″S 115°46′05″E / 32.038°S 115.768°E / -32.038; 115.768

[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Fremantle (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[mbar-2] "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

[3] "Mayor and Councillors". Town of East Fremantle. 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

[4] "Town of East Fremantle Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

[5] "Town of East Fremantle State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.

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