Anketell, Western Australia

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Anketell
Perth,  Western Australia
Albero Estate, Anketell, Western Australia, March 2020 01.jpg
The new Albero Estate, Anketell, in 2020
Anketell, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°13′08″S115°51′54″E / 32.219°S 115.865°E / -32.219; 115.865 Coordinates: 32°13′08″S115°51′54″E / 32.219°S 115.865°E / -32.219; 115.865
Population280 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density41.2/km2 (106.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 6167
Area6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi) [2]
LGA(s) City of Kwinana
State electorate(s) Kwinana
Federal division(s) Brand
Suburbs around Anketell:
Hope Valley Wandi Oakford
The Spectacles Anketell Oakford
Bertram Casuarina Oakford

Anketell is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana.

Anketell was part of early settler Thomas Peel's land grant, used for the 1920s Group Settlement Scheme in Peel Estate. It is named after Peel Estate's surveyor, Richard John Anketell. [3]

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References

  1. "2021 Census QuickStats: Anketell". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Anketell (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 30 November 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "History of metropolitan suburb names – A". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 31 August 2008.

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