Town of Claremont

History

The Municipality of Claremont was created on 17 June 1898 out of parts of the Claremont Road District. On 1 July 1961, Claremont became a town following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960.

Wards

The Town is divided into 3 wards, each electing three councillors. The mayor is directly elected.

• South Ward
• West Ward
• East Ward

Suburbs

The suburbs of the Town of Claremont with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:

• Both these localities are only partially contained within the LGA boundary.

Landmarks

The Claremont Showground is home each year to the annual Perth Royal Show in September–October. Claremont railway station is located adjacent to the town's main shopping area, which consists of cafes and street shopping in Bay View Terrace and St Quentin's Avenue, as well as the Claremont Quarter shopping centre. Claremont Oval is used for Australian Rules football, and there is a par-three golf course at Lake Claremont. Other landmarks include several private schools: Scotch College, Methodist Ladies' College and Christ Church Grammar School.

On 18 November 2010 the heritage listed Council Chambers were gutted by fire. The fire which started in the local library at the rear of the buildings spread through the offices and chambers, causing millions of dollars' worth of damage.

Population

| 1903 | 2,727

| 1911 | 4,222

| 1921 | 5,511

| 1933 | 5,946

| 1947 | 7,769

| 1954 | 8,643

| 1961 | 8,601

| 1966 | 8,938

| 1971 | 9,179

| 1976 | 8,629

| 1981 | 8,193

| 1986 | 7,397

| 1991 | 8,822

| 1996 | 8,688

| 2001 | 8,562

| 2006 | 8,942

| 2011 | 9,280

| 2016 | 10,054

| 2021 | 11,284

Mayors

Main article: List of mayors of Claremont

Heritage listed places

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Town of Claremont

, 854 places are heritage-listed in the Town of Claremont, of which 20 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Claremont Teachers College, the Claremont Post Office and the Claremont Railway Station.

References

References

1. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register". Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission.
2. . ["SLIP Map"](https://maps.slip.wa.gov.au/landgate/locate/). *[[Landgate]]*.
3. . ["NationalMap"](https://nationalmap.gov.au/). *[[Geoscience Australia]]*.
4. (19 November 2010). "Fire destroys Claremont Council offices". [[Sunday Times (Western Australia).
5. (19 November 2010). "Fire guts Claremont council and library". [[ABC Radio Perth]].
6. Thomas, Beatrice. (19 November 2010). "Fire destroys Claremont council offices". [[The West Australian]].
7. . ["Town of Claremont Heritage Places"](http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Claremont+&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false). *Heritage Council of Western Australia*.
8. . ["Town of Claremont State Register of Heritage Places"](http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Search/Results?newSearch=True&placeNameContains=&streetNameContains=&suburbOrTownContains=&lgaContains=Claremont+&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=true&isCurrentlyStateRegistered=false). *Heritage Council of Western Australia*.