City of Vincent
| City of Vincent Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The City of Vincent within the Perth Metropolitan Area | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 36,537 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 3,055/km2 (7,910/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1994 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Mayor | Alison Xamon[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Council seat | Leederville | ||||||||||||||
| Region | North Metropolitan Perth | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Perth, Mount Lawley | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Perth, Curtin | ||||||||||||||
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| Website | City of Vincent | ||||||||||||||
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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.
History[edit]
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.[3]
In May 1895, the developing area that included Leederville and West Leederville was gazetted the Leederville Roads Board.
In 1895, the Leederville Roads Board became a municipality, and in April 1897 was divided into north, south and central wards. By this point the municipal population had reached more than one thousand people.[4]
In 1914, the greater Perth movement led to the amalgamation of the municipalities of North Perth, Leederville and Perth (subsequently joined in 1917 by Victoria Park).
On 1 July 1994, the restructuring 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. It became the City of Vincent when it gained city status on 1 July 2011.
In 2014, a municipal reform proposal to abolish the City and split its territory between the City of Perth and the City of Stirling was countered with a proposal to amalgamate Vincent with Perth.[5][6] Ultimately these negotiations failed[7] and the reform process was abandoned, with no change to the boundaries of the City of Vincent.[8]
Suburbs[edit]
The suburbs of the City of Vincent with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[9][10]
| Suburb | Population | Area | Map |
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| Coolbinia * | 1,751 (SAL 2021)[11] | 0.9 km2 (0.35 sq mi) | 
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| East Perth ** | 11,681 (SAL 2021)[12] | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | 
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| Highgate | 2,326 (SAL 2021)[13] | 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi) | 
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| Leederville | 3,686 (SAL 2021)[14] | 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi) | 
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| Mount Hawthorn | 8,183 (SAL 2021)[15] | 2.4 km2 (0.93 sq mi) | 
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| Mount Lawley *** | 11,328 (SAL 2021)[16] | 4.4 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | 
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| North Perth | 9,623 (SAL 2021)[17] | 3.1 km2 (1.2 sq mi) | 
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| Osborne Park * | 4,463 (SAL 2021)[18] | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) | 
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| Perth ** | 13,670 (SAL 2021)[19] | 4.6 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | 
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| West Perth ** | 6,102 (SAL 2021)[20] | 2.2 km2 (0.85 sq mi) | 
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- ( * indicates shared with City of Stirling)
- ( ** indicates shared with City of Perth)
- ( *** indicates shared with City of Stirling and City of Bayswater)
Population[edit]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 24,765 | — |
| 1996 | 24,422 | −0.28% |
| 2001 | 24,761 | +0.28% |
| 2006 | 26,878 | +1.65% |
| 2011 | 31,549 | +3.26% |
| 2016 | 33,693 | +1.32% |
| 2021 | 36,537 | +1.63% |
Sister cities[edit]
The City of Vincent has signed a friendship charter with the city of Prilep, in North Macedonia.
Heritage listed places[edit]
As of 2024[update], 425 places are heritage-listed in the City of Vincent,[21] of which 63 are on the State Register of Heritage Places, among them Perth Oval, East Perth Power Station and the Redemptorist Monastery.[22]
See also[edit]
- AmpFest, Youth and music festival overseen by the City of Vincent
- List of mayors of Vincent
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Vincent (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Dietsch, Jake (23 October 2023). "Local elections: Geraldton Mayor out for the count but Liberal candidate wins a spot in Rockingham". The West Australian. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "History of Vincent". City of Vincent. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ "History". City of Vincent.
- ^ "Opposition to Perth city amalgamation proposal". ABC News. 8 April 2013.
- ^ Nicholson, Leanne (5 August 2013). "City of Vincent opposes split in favour of merging with City of Perth". WA Today.
- ^ "Cities of Perth, Vincent merger unlikely; Councils fail to reach agreement". ABC News. 10 February 2015.
- ^ O'Connor, Andrew (10 February 2015). "Perth council amalgamation process 'on hold' as Premier concedes reform agenda failed". ABC News.
- ^ "SLIP Map". maps.slip.wa.gov.au. Landgate. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "NationalMap". nationalmap.gov.au. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Coolbinia (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "East Perth (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Highgate (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Leederville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Hawthorn (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Lawley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "North Perth (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Osborne Park (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Perth (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "West Perth (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "City of Vincent Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
- ^ "City of Vincent State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
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