Shire of Peppermint Grove

This article is about a local government area. For the suburb, see Peppermint Grove, Western Australia.

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Shire of Peppermint Grove Western Australia
The Shire of Peppermint Grove within the Perth Metropolitan Area
Population	1,597 (LGA 2021)[1]
Established	1895
Area	1.1 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
President	Karen Farley SC
Council seat	Peppermint Grove
Region	Inner Metro Area of Metropolitan Perth
State electorate(s)	Cottesloe
Federal division(s)	Curtin
Website	Shire of Peppermint Grove
LGAs around Shire of Peppermint Grove: Cottesloe Claremont and Cottesloe Claremont Cottesloe Shire of Peppermint Grove Swan River Cottesloe Mosman Park Mosman Park

The Shire of Peppermint Grove is a local government area in Perth, Western Australia, 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) southwest of the Perth central business district. At 1.1 km² (0.42 sq mi),^[2] it is the smallest local government area in Australia; it contains only the eponymous suburb, Peppermint Grove.^[3] The council comprises seven elected councillors, with no ward divisions.

History

The Peppermint Grove Road District was gazetted on 4 October 1895.^[4] On 1 July 1961, it became a shire under the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.^[5]

The shire was located on the Perth–Fremantle road (now Stirling Highway) and had received assistance in its maintenance in the past.^[6]

In 2014 the Barnett Government sought to encourage the amalgamation of smaller Western Australian Local Governments and reduce the number of Perth metropolitan Councils from 30 to 16. This included the potential merger of Peppermint Grove with other western suburbs local governments, including Claremont, Nedlands, Mosman Park and Cottesloe. Community opposition and threats of legal action from Peppermint Grove and other local governments^[7] led to the collapse of the reform process.^[8]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1911 1,043 —     1921 1,110 +0.62% 1933 1,428 +2.12% 1947 1,474 +0.23% 1954 1,468 −0.06% 1961 1,502 +0.33% 1966 1,602 +1.30% 1971 1,511 −1.16% 1976 1,587 +0.99%

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1981 1,540 −0.60% 1986 1,243 −4.19% 1991 1,453 +3.17% 1996 1,592 +1.84% 2001 1,527 −0.83% 2006 1,580 +0.68% 2011 1,528 −0.67% 2016 1,636 +1.38% 2021 1,597 −0.48%

Heritage-listed places

Main article: List of State Register of Heritage Places in the Shire of Peppermint Grove

As of 2024^[update], 179 places are heritage-listed in the Shire of Peppermint Grove,^[9] of which seven are on the State Register of Heritage Places.^[10] In 2019, the Shire lost a six year legal battle with a resident who opposed the local government's heritage classification of his property.^[11][12]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Peppermint Grove (Local Government Area)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "History". Shire of Peppermint Grove. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
3. "Fastest growing Local Government Areas". Centre for Population. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
4. Illustrations Ltd; HRRC (1951), Peppermint Grove Road Board Chairman & members, jubilee year, 1951, retrieved 5 March 2015
5. "Municipality Boundary Amendments Register" (PDF). Western Australian Electoral Distribution Commission. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
6. "PEPPERMINT GROVE ROAD BOARD". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 9 July 1908. p. 7. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
7. Strutt, Jessica (4 November 2014). "Peppermint Grove council to launch legal action over state government's merger plans". ABC News. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
8. Foster, Brendan; Riddell, Alex (8 February 2015). "Council mergers scrapped after ratepayer polls". WA Today.
9. "Shire of Peppermint Grove Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
10. "Shire of Peppermint Grove State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
11. Bassett, Jon (25 October 2017). "Town of Peppermint Grove heads to Supreme Court over heritage listing for multi-million dollar home". Perth Now.
12. Macdonald, Kim (2 August 2019). "Retired pearl farmer's $15m victory against Peppermint Grove council over heritage listing". The West Australian.

External links

• Official website