City of Melville Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Population | 103,523 (LGA 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1900 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 52.73 km2 (20.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Mayor | Katy Mair[2] | ||||||||||||||
Council seat | Booragoon | ||||||||||||||
Region | South Metropolitan Perth | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Willagee, Alfred Cove, Bateman, Fremantle, Riverton | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Tangney, Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
Website | City of Melville | ||||||||||||||
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The City of Melville is a local government area in the southern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, east of the port city of Fremantle and about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of 52.73 square kilometres (20.36 sq mi) and had a population of about 98,000 as at the 2016 Census.