Shire of Mundaring

The Shire of Mundaring is a local government area in eastern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of 645 km2 and had a population of approximately 38,000 as at the 2016 Census.

History
The Greenmount Road District was created on 17 April 1903. On 29 March 1934, it was renamed the Mundaring Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Mundaring following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

Statistics
Mundaring Shire has published the following statistics for the period 1994-2006:
 * Population: 35,097
 * Area: 643.32 km2
 * Rateable area: 205.91 km2
 * Rateable properties: 15,251
 * Revenue: A$50.1M
 * Vested reserves: 104.60 km2
 * Forests and National Parks: 238.30 km2

Wards
The shire is divided into four wards.


 * West Ward - three councillors
 * South Ward - three councillors
 * Central Ward - three councillors
 * East Ward - three councillors

National Parks
The Shire contains three national parks and numerous nature reserves:
 * Beelu National Park
 * Greenmount National Park
 * John Forrest National Park
 * Lake Leschenaultia
 * Mundaring Weir and Interpretation Precinct

Trails
The Shire is recognised for its natural environment and has numerous walk and ride trails:
 * Bibbulmun Track
 * C Y O'Connor Trail
 * Eagle View Walk Trail
 * Forsyths Mill Mountain Bike Track
 * Kep Track
 * Lake Leschenaultia Trails
 * Munda Biddi Trail
 * Railway Reserves Heritage Trail
 * Weir View Walk

Suburbs and localities
The suburbs and localities of the Shire of Mundaring with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:

Heritage-listed places
, 144 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mundaring, of which 26 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them John Forrest National Park, Lake Leschenaultia and the Swan View Tunnel.