Cockburn, Western Australia
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The City of Cockburn is a Local Government Area
with City status, located in the southern suburbs of the Western Australia
n capital city of Perth
. It is situated about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of Fremantle
and about 24 kilometres (14.9 mi) south of Perth's central business district
. The City covers an area of 167.5 square kilometres (64.7 sq mi) and has a population of 74,472 (2006).
, 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
. 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
.
In the first five years of the Board's existence most of its members served on the Fremantle Town Council
. The function of the Board was simply to provide the roads that linked Fremantle to other parts of the Colony. By 1913 the District was divided into Wards, each electing representatives to the Board. In 1922 the Board constructed new offices at the corner of Forrest and Rockingham Roads.
In July 1923, the District received a large amount of land (gaining the localities of Atwell
and Banjup
and 75% of the Jandakot locality) from Jandakot Road District when that entity was abolished. On 21 January 1955, it was renamed Cockburn, after a successful referendum underlined the desire for recognition of the District's independence from Fremantle.
On 1 July 1961, Cockburn Road District became a Shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960, and on 24 January 1971, almost exactly 100 years after the formation of the Fremantle Road District, it became a Town in recognition of its increasingly urban nature. On 26 October 1979 the town attained City status.
A public inquiry into corruption in the City of Cockburn was held in 1999. The Council was suspended in April 1999 and dismissed on 30 June 2000, with administrators running the council until an election held on 6 December 2000. In 2007 the City of Cockburn was again embroiled in controversy as alleged evidence of corruption arose at the Corruption and Crime Commission.
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Local Government Areas of Western Australia
The Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 141 local government areas...
with City status, located in the southern suburbs of the Western Australia
Western Australia
Western Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Great Australian Bight and Indian Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east and South Australia to the south-east...
n capital city of 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....
. It is situated about 8 kilometres (5 mi) south of 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...
and about 24 kilometres (14.9 mi) south of Perth's 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"...
. The City covers an area of 167.5 square kilometres (64.7 sq mi) and has a population of 74,472 (2006).
History
Cockburn is named after Cockburn SoundCockburn Sound
Cockburn Sound is an inlet of the Indian Ocean on the coast of Western Australia. It extends from the south of the mouth of the Swan River at Fremantle for about 25 km to Cape Peron near Rockingham and is located at...
, which was named in 1827 by Captain James Stirling
James Stirling (Australian governor)
Admiral Sir James Stirling RN was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. His enthusiasm and persistence persuaded the British Government to establish the Swan River Colony and he became the first Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Western Australia...
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
Admiral of the Fleet (Royal Navy)
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and First Sea Lord
First Sea Lord
The First Sea Lord is the professional head of the Royal Navy and the whole Naval Service; it was formerly known as First Naval Lord. He also holds the title of Chief of Naval Staff, and is known by the abbreviations 1SL/CNS...
. It was he who took Napoleon to exile on the island of Saint Helena
Saint Helena
Saint Helena , named after St Helena of Constantinople, is an island of volcanic origin in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is part of the British overseas territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha which also includes Ascension Island and the islands of Tristan da Cunha...
after the Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands...
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
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...
, and the Fremantle Road Board was created to manage it. The original District was bounded on the north by the Swan River
Swan River (Western Australia)
The Swan River estuary flows through the city of Perth, in the south west of Western Australia. Its lower reaches are relatively wide and deep, with few constrictions, while the upper reaches are usually quite narrow and shallow....
from 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...
to the mouth of the Canning River; on the east by a line from Bull Creek
Bull Creek, Western Australia
Bull Creek is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the local government area of City of Melville.-History:The name was adopted by the City of Melville Council in December 1968. The creek was named after an early settler, Lt Henry Bull to whom a grant of 1.20 km² of nearby land...
to the junction of what is now the intersection of the Albany
Albany Highway
Albany Highway is a generally northwest-southeast highway in the south of Western Australia which links the state's capital Perth with its oldest settlement, Albany. The highway is approximately in length, is designated State Route 30 and separates Western Australia's Great Southern region from...
and South Western
South Western Highway
South Western Highway is a highway in the South West region of Western Australia connecting Perth's southeast with Walpole. It is a part of the National Highway 1 network for most of its length...
Highways in Armadale
Armadale, Western Australia
Armadale is a suburb within the City of Armadale, located on the south-eastern edge of Perth's metropolitan area. The major junction of the South Western and Albany Highways, which connect Perth with the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia respectively, is located within the...
; on the south by a line from Armadale to, and including the Rockingham
Rockingham, Western Australia
Rockingham is a suburb and primary centre in Western Australia south-west of the Perth city centre and south of Fremantle. It has a beachside location at Mangles Bay, the southern extremity of Cockburn Sound. To its north stretches the maritime and resource-industry installations of Kwinana and...
townsite; and to the west by the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
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.
In the first five years of the Board's existence most of its members served on the Fremantle Town Council
City of Fremantle
The City of Fremantle is a Local Government Area in South Metropolitan Perth. The City covers an area of , and lies about southwest of the Perth central business district.-History:...
. The function of the Board was simply to provide the roads that linked Fremantle to other parts of the Colony. By 1913 the District was divided into Wards, each electing representatives to the Board. In 1922 the Board constructed new offices at the corner of Forrest and Rockingham Roads.
In July 1923, the District received a large amount of land (gaining the localities of Atwell
Atwell, Western Australia
Atwell is a suburb within the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia, Western Australia, situated south of Perth City, and located in the City of Cockburn local government area.-Geography:...
and Banjup
Banjup, Western Australia
Banjup is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. Its postcode is 6164.-History :Named in the mid 1950s from the lake in the District. During the survey of the Jandakot Agricultural Area in 1889, surveyor James Oxley recorded the name of Lake Bangup...
and 75% of the Jandakot locality) from Jandakot Road District when that entity was abolished. On 21 January 1955, it was renamed Cockburn, after a successful referendum underlined the desire for recognition of the District's independence from Fremantle.
On 1 July 1961, Cockburn Road District became a Shire following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960, and on 24 January 1971, almost exactly 100 years after the formation of the Fremantle Road District, it became a Town in recognition of its increasingly urban nature. On 26 October 1979 the town attained City status.
A public inquiry into corruption in the City of Cockburn was held in 1999. The Council was suspended in April 1999 and dismissed on 30 June 2000, with administrators running the council until an election held on 6 December 2000. In 2007 the City of Cockburn was again embroiled in controversy as alleged evidence of corruption arose at the Corruption and Crime Commission.
Wards
The city has been divided into 3 wards, each of 3 councillors. The mayor is directly elected.- East Ward
- West Ward
- Central Ward
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1911 | 734 |
| 1921 | 1,278 |
| 1933 | 2,221 |
| 1947 | 3,049 |
| 1954 | 5,047 |
| 1961 | 7,827 |
| 1966 | 13,847 |
| 1971 | 25,011 |
| 1976 | 29,492 |
| 1981 | 31,705 |
| 1986 | 40,711 |
| 1991 | 50,217 |
| 1996 | 57,102 |
| 2001 | 65,996 |
| 2006 | 74,472 |
Suburbs
- AtwellAtwell, Western AustraliaAtwell is a suburb within the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia, Western Australia, situated south of Perth City, and located in the City of Cockburn local government area.-Geography:...
- Aubin GroveAubin Grove, Western AustraliaAubin Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. The suburb was approved in 2003.Aubin Grove is a new suburb in the City of Cockburn which was formerly part of the rural locality of Banjup. It is named after Henry John Aubin who leased agricultural land in...
- BanjupBanjup, Western AustraliaBanjup is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. Its postcode is 6164.-History :Named in the mid 1950s from the lake in the District. During the survey of the Jandakot Agricultural Area in 1889, surveyor James Oxley recorded the name of Lake Bangup...
- BeeliarBeeliar, Western AustraliaBeeliar is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. The name refers to the Beeliar people, a tribe of Indigenous Australians who had land usage rights over the southern half of Perth's metropolitan area. The suburb contains the Thomsons Lake Nature Reserve....
- Bibra LakeBibra Lake, Western Australia-Facilities:The majority of the suburb, which is not part of the Beeliar Regional Park contains a major light industrial area, with businesses such as Amcor....
- Cockburn CentralCockburn Central, Western AustraliaCockburn Central is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located south of Perth's central business district along the Kwinana Freeway. Its Local Government Area is the City of Cockburn, and it is intended by the Government to serve as a regional centre for the area...
- CoogeeCoogee, Western AustraliaCoogee is a southern coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn.-History:The suburb takes its name from the lake, Lake Coogee, in the area, which translates to "Body of water" in the native Aboriginal Nyoongar language. Originally this lake was named Lake...
- CoolbellupCoolbellup, Western AustraliaCoolbellup is a suburb in Perth, Western Australia, located within the local government area of the City of Cockburn.Coolbellup takes its name from the Aboriginal name for the nearby North Lake; confusingly, there is also an adjoining suburb with the name of North Lake.-History:The original...
- Hamilton HillHamilton Hill, Western AustraliaHamilton Hill is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located southwest of Perth's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Cockburn.-History:...
- Hammond ParkHammond Park, Western AustraliaHammond Park is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. Hammond Park was previously part of Banjup, and the suburb created in March 2002....
- HendersonHenderson, Western AustraliaHenderson is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn.-History:The suburb of Henderson comprises land resumed by the Commonwealth Government in 1915 for defence purposes. A large naval base was planned by Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson, and the was area sometimes...
- Jandakot
- LeemingLeeming, Western AustraliaLeeming is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is divided between the tree Local Government Areas of the City of Melville, the City of Cockburn and the City of Canning...
- MunsterMunster, Western AustraliaMunster is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn.-History:The suburb was named in 1954 from the original name of Lake Coogee being Lake Munster, which was named after Prince William, Earl of Munster, and later King William IV...
- North CoogeeNorth Coogee, Western AustraliaNorth Coogee is a coastal, western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. The suburb is immediately to the north of Coogee, which takes its name from the lake, Lake Coogee, in the area, which translates to "Body of water" in the native Aboriginal Nyoongar language...
- North LakeNorth Lake, Western AustraliaNorth Lake is a suburb south of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and from the Indian Ocean. The suburb is located within the City of Cockburn local government area.-History:...
- South LakeSouth Lake, Western AustraliaSouth Lake is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn.-History:Name proposed by Taylor Woodrow Homes Builders Pty. Ltd and the City of Cockburn in March 1982 after a previous suggestion had been rejected because of duplication. Situated to the south of North Lake,...
- SpearwoodSpearwood, Western AustraliaSpearwood is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. It was named by colonial settlers who noticed the native tea trees, scientific name Melaleuca lanceolata Chipolata, being used for spears by the Yugul Aboriginal people.-History:Settlement appears to...
- SuccessSuccess, Western AustraliaSuccess is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn.The name Success comes from Captain James Stirling's ship HMS Success....
- WattleupWattleup, Western AustraliaWattleup is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn.As of 2001, it has been part of the Hope Valley-Wattleup development program, which has meant the demolition of most of the houses in the area for future industry. Wattleup had many market gardens in the...
- YangebupYangebup, Western AustraliaYangebup is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Located in the City of Cockburn, the suburb takes its name from the nearby Yangebup Lake.- History :...
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