The
Town of Mosman Park is a
Local Government AreaThe Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 142 Local Government Areas . Their mandate and operations are governed by the Local Government Act 1995...
of
Western AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Australia's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.2 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state.The state's capital...
. It covers an area of approximately 4.3
km²Square kilometre , symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units.1 km2 is equal to:* 1,000,000 m2...
in western metropolitan
PerthPerth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. With a population of 1,650,000 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average....
, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 14 km southwest of the Perth
CBDA central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city...
and 5 km from
FremantleFremantle is a port city in Western Australia, located southwest of Perth, the state capital, at the mouth of the Swan River on Australia's western coast. It was the first settlement of the Swan River colonists in 1829...
.
The Buckland Hill Road Board was gazetted in 1899. From 1909 until 1930, it was known as the Cottesloe Beach Road Board.
It was renamed to Mosman Park Road Board in 1937, and on 1 July 1961, became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act.
Discussion
Ask a question about 'Mosman Park, Western Australia' Start a new discussion about 'Mosman Park, Western Australia' Answer questions from other users |
The
Town of Mosman Park is a
Local Government AreaThe Australian state of Western Australia is divided into 142 Local Government Areas . Their mandate and operations are governed by the Local Government Act 1995...
of
Western AustraliaWestern Australia is a state of Australia, occupying the entire western third of the Australian continent. Australia's largest state and the second largest subnational entity in the world, it has 2.2 million inhabitants , 85% of whom live in the south-west corner of the state.The state's capital...
. It covers an area of approximately 4.3
km²Square kilometre , symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of surface area, the square metre, one of the SI derived units.1 km2 is equal to:* 1,000,000 m2...
in western metropolitan
PerthPerth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. With a population of 1,650,000 , Perth ranks fourth amongst the nation's cities, with a growth rate consistently above the national average....
, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 14 km southwest of the Perth
CBDA central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city...
and 5 km from
FremantleFremantle is a port city in Western Australia, located southwest of Perth, the state capital, at the mouth of the Swan River on Australia's western coast. It was the first settlement of the Swan River colonists in 1829...
.
History
The Buckland Hill Road Board was gazetted in 1899. From 1909 until 1930, it was known as the Cottesloe Beach Road Board.
It was renamed to Mosman Park Road Board in 1937, and on 1 July 1961, became a Shire Council following changes to the Local Government Act. It became a town seven months later, and in 1997 the two wards were abolished.
Senior and Tertiary Education
Mosman Park hosts two Senior High Schools.
- St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls
St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls is an independent, non-selective, Anglican, day and boarding school for girls, located in Mosman Park, a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia....
- Iona Presentation College
Iona Presentation College is an independent, Roman Catholic, day and boarding school for girls, located in Mosman Park, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia....
Suburbs
Mosman ParkThe Town of Mosman Park is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 4.3 km² in western metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 14 km southwest of the Perth CBD and 5 km from Fremantle....
is the only suburb within this municipality.
External links