New Member - City of Cockburn

About the City of Cockburn

The City of Cockburn is home to some of Western Australia's best wetlands, major tourism attractions, thriving industry, growing communities and celebrated leisure and recreational activities. Nearly 112,000 people live in the City’s 23 suburbs, which is expected to grow to over 170,000 by 2036.

There are currently over 8,500 local businesses, 55,000 local jobs and 61,000 residents employed across a range of industries and sectors in the City of Cockburn, including thriving strategic industries such as marine shipbuilding, defence support, construction, manufacturing, transport-related businesses and support industries for sea-based petroleum, oil and gas.

Why the City of Cockburn has joined the Committee for Perth

The City of Cockburn is excited to be a member of the Committee for Perth because we wish to be at the forefront of discussions on the future of Perth. We are keen to explore the polycentric city model and Cockburn’s role as a regional centre in supporting Perth’s primary CBD. We are also a strong believer in regional collaboration to achieve advocacy goals.