| Beechboro Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Pilkington Circus in August 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31°51′43″S115°56′20″E / 31.862°S 115.939°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 9,112 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6063 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Swan | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Cowan | ||||||||||||||
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Beechboro is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Swan.
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The name Beechboro reflects the history of the first European owner of land in the area. In 1892 Henry Brockman subdivided land in the area. The Brockman Family were well established landowners in the Swan River Colony and had considerable estates in England. Beechboro Park (Kent, England) was the name of one of these estates and he named his new subdivisions after it. [2]
Beechboro has developed in a number of stages: [3]
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