Shire of Serpentine–Jarrahdale


The Shire of Serpentine–Jarrahdale is a local government area in the outer southeastern metropolitan area of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and has an area of and a population of almost 27,000 as at the 2016 Census. The Shire's seat of government is the town of Mundijong.

History

The Serpentine–Jarrahdale Road District was established on 8 August 1913 with the amalgamation of the Serpentine Road District and Jarrahdale Road District.
On 1 July 1961, it became a Shire following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires. On 17 June 1977, it acquired Byford from Shire of Armadale-Kelmscott.

Wards

The Shire was previously split into four wards named: Byford, Central, North West and South. Recently, the boundaries were realigned and on 29 July 2011, the gazetted boundaries became:
Elections to fill all positions in these new wards were called for 15 October 2011.

Suburbs and towns

As of 2020, 108 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Serpentine–Jarrahdale, of which five are on the State Register of Heritage Places.