The City of Vincent is a local government area of Western Australia. It covers an area of approximately 10.4 square kilometres (4.0 sq mi) in metropolitan Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and lies about 3 km from the Perth CBD. The City of Vincent maintains 139 km of roads, 104 ha of parks and gardens and has a population of 25,795 as of the 2006 census.
The city was previously known as the Town of Vincent, before gaining city status on 1 July 2011.
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