The City of Fremantle is a Local Government Area

Local Government Areas of Western Australia

The Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 141 local government areas...

 in South Metropolitan Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

. The City covers an area of 19 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi), and lies about 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the Perth central business district

Central business district

A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...

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History

In 1848 a Town Trust was formed comprising a chairman and a committee of five. For the next twenty-three years they set about constructing roads and many fine public buildings with the use of convict labour. By 1870 the population of Fremantle had reached 3,796 and was a moderately flourishing town. There was a move among the colonists to secure greater control of the management of their affairs and in 1871 the Fremantle Town Council was formed, with a chairman and nine councillors. Two of the major achievements of the Town Council were a reliable supply of pure water and a more efficient system of sanitation. By 1928 Fremantle had a population of 22,340 and an annual revenue of £73,354 - enough to warrant a claim for city status. City status was conferred upon Fremantle as a centenary honour in 1929.

North Fremantle, originally part of Fremantle, broke away in October 1895 to become an independent municipality

Town of North Fremantle

The Town of North Fremantle was a Local Government Area in metropolitan Perth, located across the Swan River from Fremantle.-History:On 13 September 1895, the North Fremantle Municipality was declared. On 1 July 1961, it became a Town following enactment of the Local Government Act 1960...

. The first mayor of North Fremantle was Daniel Keen Congdon. The two municipalities were reunited by an order of the Governor in Executive Council as from 1st November 1961.

Wards

The city has been divided into 6 wards, each electing 2 councillors. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected.

• North Ward
• Hilton Ward
• South Ward
• Beaconsfield Ward
• City Ward
• East Ward

Suburbs

• Beaconsfield
  Beaconsfield, Western Australia
  Beaconsfield is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. Named after a property known as ‘Beaconsfield’ located in the area in the1880s, the name was officially adopted from the post office on 1 August 1894....
  
  
• Fremantle
  Fremantle, Western Australia
  Fremantle is a city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle was the first area settled by the Swan River colonists in 1829...
  
  
• Hilton
  Hilton, Western Australia
  Hilton is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle.The suburb has an eclectic mixture of weatherboard, fibro and brick dwellings...
  
  
• North Fremantle
  North Fremantle, Western Australia
  North Fremantle is a small suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. Its postcode is 6159.The suburb is situated on the Swan River, north of the Port of Fremantle...
  
  
• O'Connor
  O'Connor, Western Australia
  O'Connor is a predominantly industrial suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. It was established in 1955 and is named after the Irish engineer, C.Y...
  
  
• Samson
  Samson, Western Australia
  Samson is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. Samson is bounded by South Street to the north,Stock Road to the west, Winterfold Road to the south, South Street to the north and East no further than Rushby and McMahon Ways.The suburb comprises fewer than 40...
  
  
• South Fremantle
  South Fremantle, Western Australia
  South Fremantle is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle.-History:The first development in the area may have been when Richard Goldsmith Meares who established a lime burning kiln in 1831...
  
  
• White Gum Valley
  White Gum Valley, Western Australia
  White Gum Valley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. It is situated behind the main ridge that lies east of Fremantle. White Gum Valley was formerly owned by the O'Hara Family in the early 1900s...
  
  

Note that East Fremantle

East Fremantle, Western Australia

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 southwest of Perth's central business district...

 has its own town council and is not governed by the City of Fremantle.

Population

Year	Population
1911	14,499
1921	17,566
1933	16,998
1947	18,791
1954	22,795
1961	21,980
1966	25,284
1971	26,036
1976	23,497
1981	22,484
1986	22,709
1991	23,687
1996	24,022
2001	24,713
2006	24,835

• The 1961 population of the Town of North Fremantle was 2,363.

External links

• City of Fremantle official website