City of Fremantle

This article is about the local government area. For the port city, see Fremantle. For the suburb, see Fremantle (suburb).

City of Fremantle Western Australia
The City of Fremantle within the Perth Metropolitan Area
Population	31,930 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established	1871
Area	19.0 km^2 (7.3 sq mi)
Mayor	Hannah Fitzhardinge
Council seat	Fremantle
Region	Southern Metropolitan Perth
State electorate(s)	Fremantle, Willagee, Cottesloe
Federal division(s)	Fremantle
Website	City of Fremantle
LGAs around City of Fremantle: Indian Ocean Mosman Park East Fremantle Indian Ocean City of Fremantle Melville Indian Ocean Cockburn Cockburn

Fremantle Town Hall

The City of Fremantle is a local government area in the south of Perth, Western Australia. The City covers an area of 19.0 square kilometres (7.3 sq mi), and lies about 19 kilometres (12 mi) southwest of the Perth central business district.

History

The City of Fremantle is named after Charles Fremantle, who in 1829 claimed for George IV "all that part of New Holland (Australia) which is not included within the territory of New South Wales".^{[2]: p11 [3]} In 1848 a town trust was formed comprising a chairman and a committee of five. For the next twenty-three years they set about constructing roads and many public buildings with the use of convict labour. By 1870 the population of Fremantle had reached 3,796 and it was a moderately flourishing town, resulting in a move among the colonists to secure greater control of the management of their affairs.

The Municipality of Fremantle was formed on 21 February 1871, with the new council having a chairman and nine councillors.^[4] Two of the major achievements of the town council were a reliable supply of pure water and a more efficient system of sanitation. By 1928 Fremantle had a population of 22,340 and an annual revenue of £73,354 – enough to warrant a claim for city status. The City of Fremantle assumed its current name when city status was conferred upon Fremantle on 3 June 1929 as a Centenary of Western Australia honour.^[5][6]

North Fremantle, originally part of Fremantle, broke away in October 1895 to become an independent municipality. The first mayor of North Fremantle was Daniel Keen Congdon.^[7] The two municipalities were reunited by an order of the Governor in Executive Council as from 1 November 1961.^[8]

Wards

The City is divided into six wards, each electing two councillors. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is directly elected.

• North Ward
• Hilton Ward
• South Ward
• Beaconsfield Ward
• City Ward
• East Ward

Mayors of Fremantle

Main article: List of mayors of Fremantle

The mayor of Fremantle as of October 2021 is Hannah Fitzhardinge, who is a member of the Australian Labor Party.^[9][10]

Suburbs

The suburbs of the City of Fremantle with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:^[11][12]

Suburb	Population	Area	Map
Beaconsfield	5,315 (SAL 2021)[13]	2.7 km^2 (1.0 sq mi)
Fremantle	9,251 (SAL 2021)[14]	5.5 km^2 (2.1 sq mi)
Hilton	4,323 (SAL 2021)[15]	1.7 km^2 (0.66 sq mi)
North Fremantle	3,947 (SAL 2021)[16]	3.3 km^2 (1.3 sq mi)
O'Connor	460 (SAL 2021)[17]	1.9 km^2 (0.73 sq mi)
Samson	1,881 (SAL 2021)[18]	1.1 km^2 (0.42 sq mi)
South Fremantle	3,398 (SAL 2021)[19]	1.5 km^2 (0.58 sq mi)
White Gum Valley	3,358 (SAL 2021)[20]	1.2 km^2 (0.46 sq mi)

East Fremantle has its own town council and is not governed by the City of Fremantle.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1911 14,499 —     1921 17,566 +1.94% 1933 16,998 −0.27% 1947 18,791 +0.72% 1954 22,795 +2.80% 1961 21,980 −0.52% 1966 25,284 +2.84% 1971 26,036 +0.59% 1976 23,497 −2.03%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1981 22,484 −0.88% 1986 22,709 +0.20% 1991 23,687 +0.85% 1996 24,022 +0.28% 2001 24,713 +0.57% 2006 24,835 +0.10% 2011 26,582 +1.37% 2016 28,893 +1.68% 2021 31,930 +2.02%

• The 1961 population of the former Town of North Fremantle was 2,363.

Economy

The economy of the city is highly stable and diversified with various local businesses trading successfully in the vicinity. The key industries include port and shipping, regional and state government services, hospital and community services, tourism, education, retail, etc. In 2014, over 4,472 registered businesses were operating in the city and the size of the workforce in the city centre had reached 8,849 in 2011.^[21]

Sister city relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Oceania

Fremantle has sister city relationships with five other cities.^[22] They are (in chronological order):

• Seberang Perai, Malaysia (since 1978)
• Yokosuka, Japan (since 1979)
• Capo d'Orlando, Italy (since 1983)
• Molfetta, Italy (since 1984)
• Funchal, Portugal (since 1996)

Fremantle also has friendship-city relationships with three cities:^[23]

• Surabaya, Indonesia (since 1996)
• Padang, Indonesia (since 1996)
• Korčula, Croatia (since 1999)

See also

• Fremantle Town Hall

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fremantle (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "The Western Australian Year Book No. 17". Western Australian Year Book (17). Australian Bureau of Statistics, Western Australian Office. 1979. ISSN 0083-8772.
3. Stathem-Drew, Pamela (2003). James Stirling: admiral and founding governor of Western Australia. Crawley, Western Australia: University of Western Australia Press. p. 131. ISBN 9781876268947.
4. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
5. "FREMANTLE A CITY". The Daily News (Perth, WA : 1882 - 1950). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 1 June 1929. p. 4 Edition: FINAL SPORTING EDITION. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
6. How the council developed 1829-1972. (1972). In Gateway, Vol. 1, No. 1 June 1972, pp. 30-31.
7. W. B. Kimberly, ed. (1897). History of West Australia. p. 24.
8. Ewers, J.K. (1971). The Western Gateway: a history of Fremantle, 2nd Ed. p.179.
9. Law, Peter (17 October 2021). "Council elections: Former Eagles coach Ron Alexander elected to City of Vincent council". The West Australian. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
10. de Kruijff, Peter (17 October 2021). "Local government elections: New era in Fremantle, a former Eagle rises and a recount in Perth". WAtoday. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
11. "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
12. "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beaconsfield (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Fremantle (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Hilton (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "North Fremantle (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "O'Connor (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
18. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Samson (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
19. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "South Fremantle (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
20. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "White Gum Valley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
21. "Economy". City of Fremantle.
22. "Sister cities and international relations". City of Fremantle website. Archived from the original on 3 August 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
23. "Fremantle fast facts". City of Fremantle. Retrieved 25 October 2024.

External links

• Official website

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