City of Stirling

The City of Stirling is a local government area in the northern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about Template:Convert north of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of Template:Convert and has a population of over 223,000, making it the largest local government area by population in Western Australia.

History

Stirling was established on 24 January 1871 as the Perth Road District under the District Roads Act 1871.<ref name="mbar">Template:Cite web</ref> The district at that time included what are now the Cities of Wanneroo, Joondalup, Bayswater and Belmont.

With the passage of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all road districts into shires, it became the Shire of Perth on 1 July 1961. The Shire of Perth had a population of 84,000 in 1961. It was declared a city and renamed Stirling on 24 January 1971.<ref name=mbar />Template:Rp<ref>Template:Gazette WA Nominates 24 January 1971 as effective date.</ref>

At a meeting of electors in May 2021, electors passed a motion that the City of Stirling be renamed,<ref name="pn2105">Template:Cite news</ref> causing it to be considered at the next council meeting. The rationale for the proposal was the personal involvement of James Stirling, the first governor of Western Australia and the namesake of the city, in the Pinjarra Massacre on 28 October 1834.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Following the well-conceived ambush and subsequent massacre of 15 to 80 Binjareb Noongar men, women, and children lasting at least one hour that Stirling led personally, Stirling threatened the Noongar people with genocide should they continue to resist colonisation.<ref name="wor15">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="inherit3957">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="mar16">Template:Cite conference</ref>Template:Rp<ref name="colpal96">Template:Cite book</ref> Historian Chris Owen has argued that James Stirling's involvement in the Pinjarra massacre was on the historical record, and "there's no ambiguity in it any more, Stirling set out to punish the Noongar tribe down there for blocking expansion of the colony. He told everyone what he was going to do, went down there, did it and reported on it."<ref name="dolo21">Template:Cite news</ref>

The motion made national news,<ref name="arn21">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="osh21">Template:Cite news</ref> and sparked a barrage of hateful messages towards the City of Stirling.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Among suggestions was for a dual name to be adopted, involving a Noongar name. A report released by the city two weeks later stated that the name change was not a priority, and that there were significant costs associated with any name change.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> At the council meeting on 8 June 2021, arguments were put forth either way, with one councillor saying "while nobody condoned historical atrocities, a name change would cost 'millions of dollars', would set a dangerous precedent and should be 'nipped in the budTemplate:'",<ref name="car21" /> but no motions regarding changing the name were carried.<ref name="col21">Template:Cite news</ref> The meeting was attended by over 100 people, an unusually high number.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="car21">Template:Cite news</ref> Shortly afterwards, Western Australian senators called for a broader review of Western Australian "place names, such as Stirling Range, linked to colonial figures with known racist histories ... such as William Dampier, John Forrest and John Septimus Roe."<ref name="dolo21" />

Wards

The city has been divided into seven wards, each of two councillors. Each councillor serves a four-year term, and half-elections are held every two years. The mayor is elected from among the councillors.

• Balga Ward
• Coastal Ward
• Doubleview Ward
• Hamersley Ward
• Inglewood Ward
• Lawley Ward
• Osborne Ward

Suburbs

The suburbs of the City of Stirling with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Suburb	Population	Area	Map
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Balga	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q4850772}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Carine	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5039616}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Churchlands	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5118246}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Coolbinia	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5167418}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Dianella	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5271621}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Doubleview	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5300167}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Glendalough	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5568397}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Gwelup	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q14935803}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Hamersley	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5644515}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Herdsman	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q5736668}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Inglewood	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6032707}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Innaloo	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6035243}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Joondanna	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q14935830}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Karrinyup	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6373375}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Menora	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6817304}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Mirrabooka	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6874498}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Mount Lawley	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q6921777}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Nollamara	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7048321}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
North Beach	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7054111}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Osborne Park	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7105802}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Scarborough	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q2228986}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Stirling	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q3973610}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Trigg	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q21883609}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Tuart Hill	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7850656}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Watermans Bay	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7974343}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Wembley	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7982172}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Wembley Downs	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7982179}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Westminster	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q7989106}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Woodlands	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q8032916}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe
Yokine	ListForInfobox | type=suburb | wikidata=Q8054560}}	Template:Cvt	Template:Infobox mapframe

Population

• The 1996 figure includes 9,703 residents living in Maylands, and Mount Lawley south of the Midland railway line who were transferred to the City of Bayswater in 1998.

Libraries

The City of Stirling holds 6 libraries. They are the:

• Scarborough Library
• Karrinyup Library
• Dianella Library
• Inglewood Library
• Mirrabooka Library
• Osborne Library

Heritage-listed places

Template:Main Template:As of, 641 places are heritage-listed in the City of Stirling,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> of which 20 are on the State Register of Heritage Places.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also

• List of mayors of Stirling

External links

• Template:Official website