Belhus, Western Australia

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Belhus
Perth,  Western Australia
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Millhouse Road, Belhus in July 2021
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Belhus
Coordinates 31°46′52″S116°00′36″E / 31.781°S 116.010°E / -31.781; 116.010 Coordinates: 31°46′52″S116°00′36″E / 31.781°S 116.010°E / -31.781; 116.010
Population278 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 6069
LGA(s) City of Swan
State electorate(s) West Swan
Federal Division(s) Hasluck
Suburbs around Belhus:
Upper Swan
Aveley Belhus Brigadoon
Henley Brook Millendon Baskerville

Belhus is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is in the City of Swan local government area. It was named after Belhus Estate, the original English estate owned by the family of Edmund Barrett-Lennard, one of the pioneers of the Swan Valley table grape industry, who bought a property in the area in 1897 and named it "Belhus". [2]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Belhus (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 March 2020. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names – B" . Retrieved 10 October 2008.