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Town of Mosman Park
	Town of Mosman Park; Western Australia
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Population:	9,096 (2008)
Established:	1899
Area:	4.3 km² (1.7 sq mi)
Mayor:	Ron Norris
Council Seat:	Mosman Park
Region:	West Metropolitan Perth
State District:	Cottesloe
Federal Division:	Curtin
	Website: http://www.townofmosmanpark.wa.gov.au
	LGAs around Town of Mosman Park:

This article is about a local government area. For the suburb, see Mosman Park, Western Australia.

The Town of Mosman Park is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 4.3 km² in western metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 14 km southwest of the Perth CBD and 5 km from Fremantle.

[edit] History

The Buckland Hill Road District was created on 6 October 1899. From July 1909 until October 1930, it was known as the Cottesloe Beach Road District.

It was renamed Mosman Park in 1937, and on 1 July 1961, became a Shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. It became a town seven months later, and in 1997 the two wards were abolished.^[2]

[edit] Wards

The town has six councillors plus a mayor, and no wards.

[edit] Suburbs

Mosman Park is the only suburb within this municipality.

[edit] Population

Year	Population
1911	1,704
1921	3,221
1933	3,628
1947	5,442
1954	6,199
1961	5,862
1966	5,793
1971	7,199
1976	6,760
1981	7,018
1986	6,688
1991	7,254
1996	7,337
2001	7,732
2006	8,251

[edit] References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2008). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2007–08 - Western Australia". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2007-08~Main+Features~Western+Australia?OpenDocument. Retrieved 11 October 2009.
^ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.

[edit] External links

[0] Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 March 2008). "Regional Population Growth, Australia, 2007–08 - Western Australia". http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Products/3218.0~2007-08~Main+Features~Western+Australia?OpenDocument. Retrieved 11 October 2009.

[1] WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.

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