City of Kalamunda Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 58,762 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1897 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 324.2 km2 (125.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Margaret Thomas[2] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Kalamunda | ||||||||||||||
Region | Eastern Metropolitan Perth Darling Scarp | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Darling Range, Forrestfield, Kalamunda | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hasluck, Pearce | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Kalamunda | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Kalamunda is a local government area in the eastern metropolitan region of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Perth's central business district. The area covers 324 square kilometres (125 sq mi), much of which is state forest rising into the Darling Scarp to the east. As of 2021, the city had a population of 58,762.