Welshpool, Western Australia

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Welshpool
Perth,  Western Australia
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Welshpool Road, Welshpool
Welshpool, Western Australia
Coordinates 31°59′38″S115°57′22″E / 31.994°S 115.956°E / -31.994; 115.956
Population16 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established1895
Postcode(s) 6106
Area8.3 km2 (3.2 sq mi)
Location11 km (7 mi) from the Perth CBD
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Belmont, Victoria Park
Federal division(s) Swan
Suburbs around Welshpool:
Carlisle Kewdale Kewdale
East Victoria Park Welshpool Wattle Grove
St James
Bentley 		Queens Park
East Cannington 		Beckenham
Kenwick

Welshpool is an inner southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located mostly within the City of Canning and partially within the Town of Victoria Park.

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The area is one of the main industrial areas of Perth, along with Kewdale, Kwinana Beach, Henderson, Malaga, O'Connor, Canning Vale and Osborne Park. [2]

Welshpool is visually known for its three complexes of silo towers. These house storage of feed products for the poultry and agricultural industries.

Welshpool is a traditional industrial suburb partly to the fact of its proximity to Perth Airport and short distance to the Perth central business district.

Welshpool is named after the town of Welshpool in Wales.

Transport

Welshpool was home to Welshpool railway station; it was located on the Armadale and Thornlie lines.

In the twentieth century the railway station yard was connected to a number of active sidings, including in the second world war to a munitions factory, [3] however by the 2000s all sidings had been removed.

Welshpool Station was closed on 20 November 2023 and demolished due to low patronage and the modernisation of the railway line. [4]

Welshpool Station was not connected to bus routes, though routes 282 and 283 are located close by on Welshpool Road. Both these routes run from Elizabeth Quay bus station to Kalamunda bus station.

Bus

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Welshpool (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Jacka, Raeme (1962), Welshpool : a history of the early settlement and development of a modern industrial area , retrieved 23 February 2021
  3. ↑ "Factory that was". The West Australian . Vol. 62, no. 18, 634. Western Australia. 3 April 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 16 March 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "New stations and elevated rail for Perth level crossing removal" . Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  5. ↑ "Route 36". Bus Timetable 90 (PDF). Transperth. 28 August 2023 [effective from 20 November 2023].
  6. ↑ "Route 51". Bus Timetable 88 (PDF). Transperth. 5 January 2024 [effective from 28 January 2024].
  7. ↑ "Route 280". Bus Timetable 110 (PDF). Transperth. 12 January 2024 [effective from 4 February 2024].
  8. ↑ "Route 282". Bus Timetable 94 (PDF). Transperth. 4 April 2024 [effective from 21 April 2024].
  9. ↑ "Route 283". Bus Timetable 94 (PDF). Transperth. 4 April 2024 [effective from 21 April 2024].
  10. ↑ "Route 284". Bus Timetable 89 (PDF). Transperth. 25 August 2022 [effective from 20 November 2022].
  11. ↑ "Route 285". Bus Timetable 89 (PDF). Transperth. 25 August 2022 [effective from 20 November 2022].

"History of metropolitan suburb names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2008.

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