About Darling Range
Area - 1,395 km² (Source: 2021 ABS)
Population: 49,421 (Source: 2021 ABS)
Land Area: 1,395 (Source: 2021 ABS)
Nomenclature: Darling Range electorate takes its name from the low escarpment running north–south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, also referred to as the Darling Scarp or Darling Ranges and known locally as the Perth Hills.
The name was first recorded as "General Darling Range" in March 1827 by Charles Fraser, Government Botanist with Captain James Stirling aboard HMS Success, after General Sir Ralph Darling, the then Governor of New South Wales. "General" was soon dropped from the name.
Suburbs/Towns: Ashendon; Bedfordale; Byford; Cardup; Darling Downs; Hopeland; Jarrahdale; Karragullen; Karrakup; Kelmscott *; Keralup; Keysbrook *; Mardella; Mt Richon *; Mundijong; Oakford; Oldbury; Roleystone; Serpentine; Whitby; Wungong *
* = Suburb/Town split between more than one Electorate.
Number of Electors: 31,150 (11 February 2021)
Source: Western Australian Electoral Commission.