The Town of Bassendean is a local government area in the northeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of the industrial centre of Midland and about 12 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Perth's central business district.

The Town covers an area of 10.4 square kilometres (4.0 sq mi), maintains 97 km of roads and had a population of approximately 15,000 as at the 2016 Census.

The Town of Bassendean is a member of the Eastern Metropolitan Regional Council.

It was renamed the Bassendean Road District on 7 July 1922, and on 1 July 1961, became the Shire of Bassendean following the enactment of the Local Government Act 1960, which reformed all remaining road districts into shires.

The suburbs of the Town of Bassendean with population and size figures based on the most recent Australian census:[5][6] The current mayor is Kath Hamilton, who was elected in October 2021.