Town of Bassendean
Town of Bassendean | |||||||||||||
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Location of Town of Bassendean within inner Perth metropolitan area | |||||||||||||
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Interactive map of Town of Bassendean | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| Region | Eastern Metropolitan Perth | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1901 | ||||||||||||
| Council seat | Bassendean | ||||||||||||
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| • Mayor | Kath Hamilton | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 10.4 km2 (4.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 15,932 (LGA 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Website | Town of Bassendean | ||||||||||||
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The Town of Bassendean is a local government area in the northeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of the industrial centre of Midland and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Perth's central business district. The Town covers an area of 10.4 square kilometres (4.0 sq mi), maintains 97 km of roads and had a population of approximately 15,000 as at the 2016 Census. The Town of Bassendean is a member of the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council.