Postans, Western Australia

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Postans
Perth Western Australia,  Western Australia
Medina Research Station, Postans, Western Australia, March 2020.jpg
Medina Research Station seen from Abercombie Road
Postans, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°13′08″S115°48′47″E / 32.219°S 115.813°E / -32.219; 115.813 Coordinates: 32°13′08″S115°48′47″E / 32.219°S 115.813°E / -32.219; 115.813
Population0 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6167
Area5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)
LGA(s) City of Kwinana
State electorate(s) Kwinana
Federal division(s) Brand
Suburbs around Postans:
Hope Valley Mandogalup Mandogalup
Kwinana Beach Postans The Spectacles
Medina Orelia The Spectacles

Postans is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana.

The suburb is named after George Postans who was one of the first settlers in the area. He arrived in the Colony as a convict in 1850 and after he was released he bought 100 acres (0.40 km2) of land in 1882. [2] The suburb was formerly known as "Caledonia".

An agriculture research station known as "Medina Research Station", part of the Department of Agriculture and Food of the state government of Western Australia, is located in the suburb.

The suburb is otherwise dominated by several quarries, a tailing pond of the nearby Alcoa alumina refinery and a facility called the "Kwinana Wastewater Treatment Plant".

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Postans (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "History of metropolitan suburb names – P". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

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