Kalamunda is both a town and Shire in Western Australia, located overlooking the city from the hills at the eastern limits of the Perth metropolitan area. Local Government Areas of Western Australia There are 144 Local Governments in Western Australia (including Christmas Island and Cocos Islands), represented by the Western Australian Local Government Association External link Statoids on Australia Shires Categories: Local Government Areas of Western Australia ... Motto: Cygnis Insignis (Distinguished by its swans) Nickname: Wildflower State Other Australian states and territories Capital Perth Government Governor Premier Const. ... For other cities named Perth, see Perth. ...

The word is derived from two Aboriginal words: kala meaning "home" and munda meaning "forest", hence spawning the Shire's motto "A home in the forest". Aboriginal Flag Australian Aborigines is a name used to collectively describe most of the indigenous peoples of the Australian continent and its nearby islands. ...

The town was once part of a thriving logging region, being a stopping place on the Upper Darling Range Railway. The region also has had extensive areas with orchards.

It later became a highly frequented weekend escape for holidaying Perth residents. It also developed a strong sense of community identity being in the 'hills' and separated from the Mundaring area to the north across the other side of the Helena River. Helena River, Western Australia The Helena River is a tributary of the Swan River, Western Australia. ...

Despite the steady encroach of the urban sprawl in recent times which has eroded the sense of a 'regional centre', Kalamunda remains a quiet town amongst the jarrah forests on the Darling Scarp. The Darling Scarp or Darling Range is a low escarpment running North-South to the East of Perth, Western Australia. ...

Located nearby is the Kalamunda National Park. Kalamunda National Park is a national park in Western Australia (Australia), 23 km east of Perth near the town of Kalamunda. ...

Suburbs

• Bickley
• Canning Mills
• Carmel
• Forrestfield
• Gooseberry Hill
• Hackets Gully
• High Wycombe
• Kalamunda
• Lesmurdie
• Maida Vale
• Paulls Valley
• Pickering Brook
• Piesse Brook
• South Kalamunda
• Walliston
• Wattle Grove

Forrestfield is a suburb of the Shire of Kalamunda in Western Australia. ... Kalamunda is both a town and Shire in Western Australia, located overlooking the city from the hills at the eastern limits of the Perth metropolitan area. ...

External links

• Shire of Kalamunda Website