Maida Vale, Western Australia

Maida Vale
Perth, Western Australia
Maida Vale; Perth, Western Australia
Coordinates	31°57′11″S116°01′23″E / 31.953°S 116.023°E
Population	4,499 (SAL 2016)
Postcode(s)	6057
Location	22 km (14 mi) from Perth
LGA(s)	City of Kalamunda
State electorate(s)	Forrestfield
Federal division(s)	Swan
	Suburbs around Maida Vale:

Last updated August 16, 2024

Maida Vale is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kalamunda. Kalamunda Road runs through the suburb. Its first European settler was William Henry Mead, who arrived in 1873, built a home in the Ridge Hill area and established the orchard Orangedale. It was named in 1910 after a property name of another settler, WH McCormack. The name is believed to be derived from the eponymous area of West London,^[3] which is itself named after the 1806 Battle of Maida.

Within the suburb there is a primary school (Maida Vale Primary School), a golf course, numerous parks/ovals, a Seventh Day Adventist church ground and caravan park, a child care centre, a heated swimming pool and several small shops including a BP Petrol station, BWS and a new IGA grocery store.

The suburb contains a set of traffic lights at the intersection of Kalamunda Rd, Hawtin Road and Gooseberry Hill Road. This intersection is known as 'six-ways', because at one point there were six different roads at the intersection. The intersection marks the end of Gooseberry Hill Road, and the start of Hawtin Road.

The suburb retains areas of natural bushland and is not completely built-up with housing, although there are plans to increase housing with expansion on the Crystal Brook housing estate. Maida Vale is home to a rare flower named the Maida Vale Bell. Many older established trees in the area are a breeding ground for Carnaby's Black Cockatoo and flocks of up to 300 birds are often seen in the suburb.

Transport

Transperth bus routes serving the suburb are:

Towards High Wycombe railway station:

270 and 275 via Maida Vale Road.
276 and 277 via Newburn Road.

Away from High Wycombe railway station:

270 to Elizabeth Quay bus station via Belmont Forum and Victoria Park transfer station.
275 to Walliston (Kalamunda Bus Depot) via Kalamunda Road and Kalamunda bus station.
276 to Kalamunda bus station via Gooseberry Hill Road.
277 to Midland Station via Midland Road.

Due to a right turn from Midland Road onto Kalamunda Road being considered too dangerous for large vehicles, High Wycombe-bound 277 services turn left on to Kalamunda Road and then travel to the Maida Vale Road / Priory Road roundabout to U-turn and travel back in the correct direction. However, there are no stops on this part of the route so it can seem rather time wasting, especially at times of the day when Kalamunda Road is quiet.

Route 307 services also service the eastern part of the suburb along Watsonia Road and travel between Kalamunda bus station and Midland railway station via Helena Valley.

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References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maida Vale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.
↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maida Vale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
↑ "History of metropolitan suburb names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maida Vale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016.

[2] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maida Vale (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[3] "History of metropolitan suburb names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

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