City of Stirling
The City of Stirling is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 100 square kilometers in metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia and lies about 5 Kilometers North West of the Perth CBD. Stirling is also a suburb within this local government area.
History
The City of Stirling began in 1871 as the Perth Road Board, became the Shire of Perth in 1961, and gained City status in 1971.
In 1871, when the total population of WA was only 25,000 the (Stirling) district was five times larger than now, but the area was either rural or completely undeveloped. It then included what are now the Cities of Wanneroo, Bayswater and Belmont.
By 1947, Stirling’s population was 31,000. It reached 84,000 in 1961 and climbed above 160,000 in 1971 with the development of northern areas. In 1990 it was 180,000.
The City of Stirling
The City of Stirling now has an area of about 100 sq kms, and 30 suburbs stretching from Railway Parade, Mount Lawley in the East (which is immediately Due North of the Perth CBD), to the Indian Ocean suburbs of Scarborough, Trigg, North Beach and Waterman in the West. According to the 1996 census the district has a population of 174,088 people, 627ha of reserves, 1011km of roads, 814km of footpaths and 76,000 dwellings. Stirling is currently (2004) the largest Local Government Area by population in Western Australia.
The Suburb
Stirling was named after Admiral Sir James Stirling, who explored and colonised the Swan River and was the first Governor of Western Australia. Stirling's post code is 6021.
Suburbs
- Balcatta
- Balga
- Carine
- Churchlands
- Coolbinia
- Dianella
- Doubleview
- Glendalough
- Gwelup
- Hamersley
- Herdsman
- Inglewood
- Innaloo
- Joondanna
- Karrinyup
- Menora
- Mirrabooka
- Mount Lawley
- Nollarmara
- North Beach
- Osborne Park
- Scarborough
- Stirling
- Trigg
- Tuart Hill
- Waterman
- Wembley Downs
- Westminster
- Woodlands
- Yokine