City of Vincent

City of Vincent
Western Australia
Population 33,693 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 3,055/km2 (7,910/sq mi)
Established 1994
Area 10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Mayor Emma Cole
Council seat Leederville
Region North Metropolitan Perth
State electorate(s) Perth, Mount Lawley
Federal Division(s) Perth, Curtin
Website City of Vincent
LGAs around City of Vincent:
Stirling Stirling Bayswater
Cambridge City of Vincent Bayswater
Subiaco Perth Victoria Park

The City of Vincent is a local government area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 10.4 square kilometres (4.0 sq mi) in metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and lies about 3 km from the Perth CBD. The City of Vincent maintains 139 km of roads and 104 ha of parks and gardens. It had a population of over 33,000 at the 2016 Census.

The city was known as the Town of Vincent before gaining city status on 1 July 2011.

History

The City of Vincent is named after the street of that name that runs through it, which itself was believed to have been named by the chief draftsman in the Lands Department, George Vincent, after himself in about 1876. George Vincent was the recipient of the land on the north side of the street, east of Charles Street, in the first Crown grant of Perth.[2]

On 1 July 1994, the restructure of the City of Perth by the Government of Western Australia created three new local governments: the Town of Vincent, the Town of Cambridge and the Town of Shepperton (now the Town of Victoria Park), plus a smaller City of Perth.

Suburbs

Population

Year Population
199124,765
199624,422
200124,761
200626,878
201131,549
201633,693

Sister cities

The City of Vincent has signed a friendship charter with the city of Prilep, in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Vincent (C)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 November 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "History of Vincent". City of Vincent. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2014.

Coordinates: 31°56′10″S 115°50′02″E / 31.936°S 115.834°E / -31.936; 115.834

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