Perth
Perth is Australia's fourth-most-populous city, having overtaken Adelaide's population in 1984. In June 2017 there were an estimated 2,022,044 residents in the Greater Perth area, representing a population increase of approximately 1.0% from the 2015 estimated population of 2,002,114.
City of Stirling
With the passage of the "Local Government Act 1960", all road districts became shires effective from 1 July 1961. The Shire of Perth had a population of 84,000 in 1961. It was declared a city and renamed Stirling on 24 January 1971.