Western suburbs (Perth)
suburbs in Perth, Western Australia
The western suburbs (also known as the golden triangle) are an informally defined group of suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, located west of the city's central business district and north of the Swan River. The western suburbs are well known for high incomes, high house prices, riverfront mansions, private schools and proximity to ocean beaches.
Governance
Local
Local governments/councils in the western suburbs:
Town of Cambridge
Town of Claremont
Town of Cottesloe
Town of Mosman Park
City of Nedlands
Shire of Peppermint Grove
City of Subiaco
Local governments/councils partially in the western suburbs:
City of Fremantle
City of Perth
City of Stirling
The western suburbs contains some unusually small local governments. The Shire of Peppermint Grove is the smallest one in Australia, at 1.1 square kilometres (0.42 sq mi). The Towns of Cottesloe, Claremont and Mosman Park are also quite small, at 3.9 km2 (1.5 sq mi), 4.9 km2 (1.9 sq mi) and 4.3 km2 (1.7 sq mi) respectively.
Due to the small size of some local councils, some provide shared services such as libraries and rubbish collection as it's impractical to do so individually. The councils of Cottesloe, Mosman Park and Peppermint Grove jointly fund and manage The Grove Library. In addition, the councils of Claremont, Nedlands and Subiaco, as well as the aforementioned councils form the Western Suburbs Library Group, which have a shared catalogue and membership database. The councils of Cambridge, Claremont, Cottesloe, Mosman Park, Peppermint Grove and Subiaco provide a shared rubbish collection service, under the Western Metropolitan Regional Council.
Proposals to merge local governments in the western suburbs are generally met with opposition from residents.
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