The City of Belmont is a local government area in the inner eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) east of Perth's central business district on the south bank of the Swan River. The City covers an area of 39.8 square kilometres (15.4 sq mi), maintains 225 km of roads and had a population of almost 40,000 as at the 2016 Census. The City of Belmont is a member of the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council
City of Belmont Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 42,257 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1898 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 39.8 km2 (15.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Philip Marks, Deputy Mayor Robert Rossi | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Belmont | ||||||||||||||
Region | Eastern Metropolitan Perth | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Belmont | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Swan | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Belmont | ||||||||||||||
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Belmont contains Perth's domestic and international airports which account for 33.7% of the City of Belmont's land area.
The Belmont Road District was created on 2 December 1898. On 4 October 1907, it was renamed Belmont Park. From 1906 until 1909, Burswood Island was part of the district.
On 1 July 1961, the Belmont Park Road District became the Shire of Belmont following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960. On 17 February 1979 it attained city status.[2][3]
Ascot and Belmont are suburbs long associated with horses, being close to the race tracks (see Ascot Racecourse and Belmont Park). Until 1956 the Belmont Spur Railway linked Bayswater on the Perth to Midland line to the Ascot race track.
The City is divided into three wards: East Ward, West Ward and South Ward. Each ward has three councillors. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected from among the councillors. Elections are held on the third Saturday in October every odd year, with councillors elected to four year terms. Approximately half of all positions are up for election at each election.[4][5]
Political parties do not typically endorse candidates in local government in Western Australia. However, elected members are required to disclose membership of any political party.[6]
Ward[4] | Councillor | Joined council[4] | Term ends[4] | Notes[4][6] |
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East | Phillip Marks | 1999 | 2023 | Mayor |
Margie Bass | 2011 | 2023 | Previously councillor from 1996 to 2007 | |
Bernie Ryan | 2013 | 2025 | ||
West | Robert Rossi | 2003 | 2023 | Became Deputy Mayor in 2021, having previously been in the role from 2013 to 2019
Justice of the Peace |
Deborah Sessions | 2021 | 2025 | ||
George Sekulla | 2017 | 2025 | Served as Deputy Mayor from 2019 to 2021
Justice of the Peace | |
South | Jenny Davis | 2017 | 2025 | Member of the Australian Labor Party |
Natalie Carter | 2021 | 2025 | ||
Steve Wolff | 2007 | 2023 |
· Newburn no longer exists and the suburb was taken over by the Perth International Airport
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As of 2021, 111 places are heritage-listed in the City of Belmont,[8] of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them the Garratt Road Bridge.[9]
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