City of South Perth
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City of South Perth Western Australia |
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| Population | 46,244 (2015 est) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,336/km2 (6,049/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1892 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 19.8 km2 (7.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Mayor | Sue Doherty | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | South Perth | ||||||||||||
| Region | South Metropolitan Perth | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | South Perth, Victoria Park | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Swan | ||||||||||||
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| Website | City of South Perth | ||||||||||||
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The City of South Perth is a local government area in the inner southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 19.9 square kilometres (7.7 sq mi), maintains 203 kilometres (126 mi) of roads and a little over 4.3 km² of parks and gardens, and has a population of about 38,500 (2006).
The area broadly forms a peninsula, being bounded on three sides by the waters of the Swan and Canning rivers.
The South Perth Road District was formed on 9 June 1892 and the district became a municipality on 21 February 1902. It then reverted to a road district on 1 March 1922, but regained municipality status on 1 March 1956. It was granted city status on 1 July 1959.
In 2014, the WA State Government mounted a proposal for local government reform; the City of South Perth was proposed to be amalgamated with the Town of Victoria Park, together with a sizable portion of the City of Canning. A poll took place during January–February 2015, with the question: "Should the City of South Perth and the Town of Victoria Park be abolished and amalgamated to form a new local government?". The informally (non-binding) suggested name for the new entity was 'City of South Park'.
In order for the poll to prevent the amalgamation from proceeding, at least 50% of electors from either local government were required to vote, and of those, more than half needed to vote against the proposal. At the conclusion of the poll at 6.00pm on 7 February 2015, the outcome was that for South Perth, 50.83% of the City's 26,789 electors voted, with 77.75% voting against the proposal. Although only 38.02% of the Town of Victoria Park's 20,136 electors voted, of those, a clear majority (61.58%) voted against the proposal. However, with more than 50% poll returns, the City of South Perth response was sufficient to cancel the amalgamation of these local governments, and they remained as separate entities.
The City of South Perth is divided into six wards, each of whom elect two councillors. The mayor is directly elected.
The suburbs of the City of South Perth are known for being very affluent due to their proximity to the river, private schools and the CBD, all are well above the state's average. The following table contains the suburbs and their median house price.
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