Beckenham, Western Australia

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Beckenham
Perth,  Western Australia
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Shops on William Street, Beckenham, near the Beckenham railway station
Beckenham, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°01′19″S115°57′14″E / 32.022°S 115.954°E / -32.022; 115.954
Population9,092 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6107
Area5.8 km2 (2.2 sq mi)
Location13 km (8 mi) from the Perth CBD
LGA(s) City of Gosnells
State electorate(s) Cannington
Federal division(s) Division of Burt [2]
Suburbs around Beckenham:
East Cannington Welshpool Wattle Grove
Cannington Beckenham Kenwick
Ferndale Thornlie Maddington

Beckenham is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells.

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History

This suburb has seen many name changes. It was previously known as Buckingham, it once shared a "common usage" name of Waverley with East Cannington, and has one of the oldest and most well respected primary schools in Western Australia. [3] The Canning River runs along the southwestern outskirts of Beckenham. In 2011 Beckenham released many new divisions of land.

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beckenham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Profile of the electoral division of Burt (WA)".
  3. Carden, Fred G. (1968), Along the Canning: A History of the City of Canning (1st ed.), Shire of Canning, OL   7831581W

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