City of Cockburn

City of Cockburn Western Australia
Population	107,645 (2015 est)
• Density	642.66/km2 (1,664.5/sq mi)
Established	1871
Area	167.5 km2 (64.7 sq mi)
Mayor	Logan Howlett
Council seat	Spearwood
Region	South Metropolitan Perth
State electorate(s)	Cockburn, Fremantle, Jandakot, Willagee
Federal Division(s)	Fremantle
Website	City of Cockburn
LGAs around City of Cockburn: Fremantle Melville Canning Gosnells City of Cockburn Armadale Kwinana Serpentine- Jarrahdale

The City of Cockburn is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Fremantle and about 24 kilometres (15 mi) south of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 167.5 square kilometres (64.7 sq mi) and has an estimated population of 107,645 (2015).

Cockburn is named after Cockburn Sound, which was named in 1827 by Captain James Stirling after Admiral Sir George Cockburn. Sir George was born in London in 1772 and was a renowned British naval officer, eventually becoming Admiral of the Fleet and First Sea Lord. He served under Horatio Nelson during the war with France, but came to public attention and was granted his knighthood for his service in the War of 1812, in particular for the burning of Washington in 1814. It was he who took Napoleon to exile on the island of Saint Helena after the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

In 1871, the Fremantle Road District was created under the District Roads Act 1871 to cover the area to the south and east of Fremantle, and the Fremantle Road Board was created to manage it. The original District was bounded on the north by the Swan River from Fremantle to the mouth of the Canning River; on the east by a line from Bull Creek to the junction of what is now the intersection of the Albany and South Western Highways in Armadale; on the south by a line from Armadale to, and including the Rockingham townsite; and to the west by the Indian Ocean.

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