Carmel, Western Australia

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Carmel
Perth,  Western Australia
Carmel, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°01′16″S116°05′46″E / 32.021°S 116.096°E / -32.021; 116.096 Coordinates: 32°01′16″S116°05′46″E / 32.021°S 116.096°E / -32.021; 116.096
Population770 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 6076
LGA(s) City of Kalamunda
State electorate(s) Kalamunda
Federal division(s) Canning
Suburbs around Carmel:
Lesmurdie Walliston Bickley
Lesmurdie Carmel Pickering Brook
Canning Mills Canning Mills Pickering Brook

Carmel is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kalamunda.

Prior to 1949 it was a stopping place on the Upper Darling Range Railway. The railway siding was originally known as Green's Landing after Perth businessman Levi Green, who had moved into the area in 1844. In 1915, the name Carmel, meaning "park" or "garden of God" in Hebrew, was adopted. [2]

The transmission tower for Network 10 in Perth is located here.

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carmel (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 October 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "History of metropolitan suburb names – C". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 10 October 2008.

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