Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 32,173 ( LGA 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1894 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 905 km2 (349.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Shire President | Rob Coales | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Mundijong | ||||||||||||||
Region | Peel region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Darling Range | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
Website | Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale | ||||||||||||||
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The Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale is a local government area in the outer southeastern metropolitan area of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and has an area of 905 square kilometres (349 sq mi) and a population of 32,173 as at the 2021 Census. Despite being named after two towns in the area, neither Serpentine nor Jarrahdale function as either the Shire's largest settlement ( Byford) or the seat of government ( Mundijong).
The Serpentine-Jarrahdale Road District was established on 8 August 1913 with the amalgamation of the Serpentine Road District (1894) and Jarrahdale Road District (1902). [2] [3] [4]
On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. On 17 June 1977, it acquired Byford from Shire of Armadale–Kelmscott. [2]
Following the 2021 Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale local government election, councillor for the North Ward, Rob Coales, led calls for an investigation into fraud during the election. The motion was passed unainmously. [5]
From the 2021 census, the shire had a population of 32,173, with 2.9% being Indigenous. Compared to the national and state median age of 38, the shire's median was younger at 33. [6]
The last election held in the shire was on 21 October 2023. [7] The election saw previous North ward councillor Rob Coales defeat incumbent Michelle Rich with 2,182 votes (69.8%). [8] Following the election, the council's current composition is shown below: [9] [10]
President | Notes |
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Rob Coales | Elected as president in 2023 |
Councillor | Notes |
Tricia Duggin | Of the South Ward. Deputy President since 2023. [11] |
Reece Jerrett | Of the South Ward |
Shaye Mack | Of the North Ward. Elected in 2022. [12] |
Rob Coales | Of the North Ward. Also Shire President |
Morgan Byas | Of the North West Ward. Elected in 2017. [13] |
Nathan Bishop | Of the North West Ward |
The Shire was previously split into four wards, named Byford, Central, North West and South. Recently, the boundaries were realigned and on 29 July 2011, the gazetted [14] boundaries became:
Elections to fill all positions in these new wards were called for 15 October 2011. [15]
The suburbs, towns and localities of the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census: [16] [17]
Suburb | Population | Area | Map |
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Byford | 18,878 ( SAL 2021) [18] | 22 km2 (8.5 sq mi) |
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Cardup | 1,163 ( SAL 2021) [19] | 19.0 km2 (7.3 sq mi) |
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Darling Downs | 1,591 ( SAL 2021) [20] | 9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi) |
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Hopeland | 313 ( SAL 2021) [21] | 51.4 km2 (19.8 sq mi) |
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Jarrahdale | 1,205 ( SAL 2021) [22] | 256.4 km2 (99.0 sq mi) |
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Karrakup | 172 ( SAL 2021) [23] | 78.6 km2 (30.3 sq mi) |
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Keysbrook | 265 ( SAL 2021) [24] | 180.6 km2 (69.7 sq mi) |
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Mardella | 446 ( SAL 2021) [25] | 64.4 km2 (24.9 sq mi) |
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Mundijong | 1,246 ( SAL 2021) [26] | 18.4 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
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Oakford | 2,803 ( SAL 2021) [27] | 46.9 km2 (18.1 sq mi) |
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Oldbury | 296 ( SAL 2021) [28] | 41.1 km2 (15.9 sq mi) |
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Serpentine | 2,863 ( SAL 2021) [29] | 104.8 km2 (40.5 sq mi) |
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Whitby | 1,005 ( SAL 2021) [30] | 16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi) |
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As of 2024 [update], 112 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale, [31] of which five are on the State Register of Heritage Places. [32]