Singleton, Western Australia

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Singleton
Perth,  Western Australia
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Singleton seen from the foreshore
Singleton, Western Australia
Coordinates 32°26′56″S115°45′22″E / 32.449°S 115.756°E / -32.449; 115.756
Population4,021 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 6175
Area3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi) [2]
LGA(s) City of Rockingham
State electorate(s) Warnbro
Federal division(s) Brand
Suburbs around Singleton:
Golden Bay Karnup
Singleton Karnup
Madora Bay Lakelands

Singleton is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. It is the southernmost suburb of the Perth Metropolitan Area and is actually closer to the regional city Mandurah than either Perth CBD or Rockingham. The area is under a development near the school, Singleton Primary, and near the main oval, Laurie Stanford Reserve. There is a petrol service station, a small shopping centre, and a school.

The suburb was named after Captain Francis Singleton, who arrived in the area in 1839 and became a substantial landholder in the area. [3]

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References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Singleton (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Singleton (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 26 November 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. "History of metropolitan suburb names – S". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2021.