City of Canning

City of Canning
Western Australia
Population 90,184 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 1,391.7/km2 (3,604.6/sq mi)
Established 1907
Area 64.8 km2 (25.0 sq mi)
Council seat Cannington
Region South East Metropolitan Perth
State electorate(s) Cannington, Victoria Park, Belmont, Riverton, Southern River
Federal Division(s) Swan, Tangney, Canning
Website City of Canning
LGAs around City of Canning:
South Perth Victoria Park Belmont
Melville City of Canning Kalamunda
Cockburn Gosnells Gosnells

The City of Canning is a local government area in the southeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, about 10 kilometres (6 mi) southeast of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 64.8 square kilometres (25.0 sq mi) and had a population of approximately 90,000 as at the 2016 Census.

History

In 1871, the Canning Road District was established under the District Roads Act 1871, covering a very wide area to the southeast of Perth. On 1 July 1907, it was abolished and split into the Queen's Park Municipal District and Gosnells Road District (later to become the City of Gosnells). In 1921, Queen's Park was renamed to Canning Road District, and two years later received a large amount of land from Jandakot Road District when that entity was abolished.

On 1 July 1961, Canning Road District became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960. In 1970 it became a town and in 1978 it attained city status.[2][3]

In late 2012, an inquiry against the Canning City Council launched by the State Government's Department of Local Government resulted in a 476-page report "pointing to widespread dysfunction, micromanagement and alleged serious governance irregularities."[4] As a result, the State Government ordered the suspension of the Council, appointing Linton Reynolds to replace it as City Commissioner.

Two years later, in mid-September 2014, it was reported that the State Government had sacked the four remaining Canning councillors, to be replaced by a panel of three new Commissioners upon the end of Commissioner Reynolds' tenure on 16 September.[5] As part of the Department of Local Governments' plans, in which the number of local councils would have been reduced drastically, it was announced that the City of Canning would be split up and merged into neighbouring local areas, including the City of Gosnells and City of Melville.[6] Since the failure of the state government's council merger process, the governor's order for the merger has been revoked.[7]

Wards

The city is divided into five wards with each ward electing two councillors while the mayor is directly elected.

  • Mason Ward
  • Bannister Ward
  • Beeliar Ward
  • Nicholson Ward
  • Beeloo Ward

Suburbs

Population

Year Population
19111,207
19212,006
19333,208
19475,203
195413,419
196117,701
196623,604
197135,382
197643,337
198152,816
198660,736
199165,697
199667,875
200172,961
200677,305
201185,514

Sister cities

Canning also shares a friendship agreement with Fresagrandinaria, Abruzzo, Italy.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Canning (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ WA Electoral Commission, Municipality Boundary Amendments Register (release 3.0), 31 July 2007.
  3. ↑ Carden, F.G. (Fred) (1991) [1968]. Along the Canning: A History of the City of Canning Western Australia (2 ed.). Cannington: City of Canning. ISBN 0-646-03234-8.
  4. ↑ Perth's Canning City facing suspension, GovernmentNews Nov 19 2012
  5. ↑ Take two: Canning council sacked again, commissioners appointed, WA Today Sept 16 2012
  6. ↑ Local Government Reform, City of Canning
  7. ↑ http://www.canning.wa.gov.au/images/stories/Gazettal_-_Local_Government_Metropolitan_Reform_Orders_Revocation_Order_2015.pdf

Coordinates: 32°01′01″S 115°56′02″E / 32.017°S 115.934°E / -32.017; 115.934

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