# Shire of Mundaring

The Shire of Mundaring is a local government area in eastern metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia. The Shire covers an area of 645 square kilometres (249 sq mi) and had a population of approximately 38,000 as at the 2016 Census.

## History

The Greenmount Road District was created on 17 April 1903. On 29 March 1934, it was renamed the Mundaring Road District. On 1 July 1961, it became the Shire of Mundaring following the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

## Statistics

Mundaring Shire has published the following statistics for the period 1994-2006:
* Population: 35,097
* Area: 643.32 km$^2$
* Rateable area: 205.91 km$^2$
* Rateable properties: 15,251
* Revenue: A$50.1M
* Vested reserves: 104.60 km$^2$
* Forests and National Parks: 238.30 km$^2$

## Wards

The shire is divided into four wards.
* West Ward - three councillors
* South Ward - three councillors
* Central Ward - three councillors
* East Ward - three councillors

## National Parks

The Shire contains three national parks and numerous nature reserves:
* Beelu National Park
* Greenmount National Park
* John Forrest National Park
* Lake Leschenaultia
* Mundaring Weir and Interpretation Precinct

## Trails

The Shire is recognised for its natural environment and has numerous walk and ride trails:
* Bibbulmun Track
* C Y O'Connor Trail
* Eagle View Walk Trail
* Forsyths Mill Mountain Bike Track
* Kep Track
* Lake Leschenaultia Trails
* Munda Biddi Trail
* Railway Reserves Heritage Trail
* Weir View Walk

## Suburbs and localities

The suburbs and localities of the Shire of Mundaring with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:
| Suburb | Population | Area |
| Bailup | 54 (SAL 2021) | 47 km$^2$ (18 sq mi) |
| Beechina | 128 (SAL 2021) | 6.8 km$^2$ (2.6 sq mi) |
| Bellevue | 1,514 (SAL 2021) | 3 km$^2$ (1.2 sq mi) |
| Boya | 669 (SAL 2021) | 1.9 km$^2$ (0.73 sq mi) |
| Chidlow | 1,821 (SAL 2021) | 44.8 km$^2$ (17.3 sq mi) |
| Darlington | 3,725 (SAL 2021) | 12.2 km$^2$ (4.7 sq mi) |
| Glen Forrest | 2,789 (SAL 2021) | 13.2 km$^2$ (5.1 sq mi) |
| Greenmount | 2,666 (SAL 2021) | 4.8 km$^2$ (1.9 sq mi) |
| Gorrie | 0 (SAL 2016) | 26.3 km$^2$ (10.2 sq mi) |
| Helena Valley | 4,130 (SAL 2021) | 6.3 km$^2$ (2.4 sq mi) |
| Hovea | 713 (SAL 2021) | 31.6 km$^2$ (12.2 sq mi) |
| Mahogany Creek | 829 (SAL 2021) | 6.1 km$^2$ (2.4 sq mi) |
| Midvale | 2,283 (SAL 2021) | 2.9 km$^2$ (1.1 sq mi) |
| Mount Helena | 3,373 (SAL 2021) | 28.7 km$^2$ (11.1 sq mi) |
| Mundaring | 3,190 (SAL 2021) | 31.7 km$^2$ (12.2 sq mi) |
| Parkerville | 2,432 (SAL 2021) | 19 km$^2$ (7.3 sq mi) |
| Sawyers Valley | 1,001 (SAL 2021) | 170.2 km$^2$ (65.7 sq mi) |
| Stoneville | 2,489 (SAL 2021) | 18.2 km$^2$ (7.0 sq mi) |
| Swan View | 7,889 (SAL 2021) | 7.5 km$^2$ (2.9 sq mi) |
| The Lakes | 20 (SAL 2021) | 31 km$^2$ (12 sq mi) |
| Wooroloo | 2,613 (SAL 2021) | 47.5 km$^2$ (18.3 sq mi) |

## Population

| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1911 | 2,716 | — |
| 1921 | 3,296 | +1.95% |
| 1933 | 4,975 | +3.49% |
| 1947 | 6,072 | +1.43% |
| 1954 | 7,619 | +3.30% |
| 1961 | 8,104 | +0.89% |
| 1966 | 8,925 | +1.95% |
| 1971 | 12,018 | +6.13% |
| 1976 | 16,867 | +7.01% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1981 | 20,786 | +4.27% |
| 1986 | 24,415 | +3.27% |
| 1991 | 29,184 | +3.63% |
| 1996 | 31,462 | +1.51% |
| 2001 | 33,281 | +1.13% |
| 2006 | 35,095 | +1.07% |
| 2011 | 36,529 | +0.80% |
| 2016 | 38,157 | +0.88% |
| 2021 | 39,166 | +0.52% |

## Heritage-listed places

As of 2024, 144 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Mundaring, of which 26 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them John Forrest National Park, Lake Leschenaultia and the Swan View Tunnel.