City of Gosnells

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City of Gosnells
Western Australia

Population:
• Density:

79,456 (2001 census)
621/km²

Area:

128 km²

Mayor:

Patricia (Pat) Morris AM JP

Council Seat:

Gosnells

Region:

SE Metropolitan Perth

State District:

Kenwick, Southern River, Serpentine-Jarrahdale

Federal Division:

Hasluck, Canning

Website: http://www.gosnells.wa.gov.au

LGAs around City of Gosnells
Canning		Kalamunda
Canning	City of Gosnells	Kalamunda
Cockburn	Armadale	Armadale

This article is about a local government authority. For the suburb, see Gosnells, Western Australia.

The City of Gosnells is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 128 km² in metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 21 km south-east of the Perth CBD. The City of Gosnells has a population of 80,000.

1 History
2 Wards
3 Suburbs
4 References
5 External links

[edit] History

Gosnells Road Board was created out of the abolished Canning Road Board on 1 July 1907. In 1923, it received land from Jandakot Road Board when that entity was abolished. In 1955, it was renamed to the Cockburn Road Board.

On 1 July 1961, Gosnells Road Board became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. On 1 July 1973 it became a Town and exactly four years later it attained City status.^[1]