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{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb
{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb
| name = Welfare Payments for Boongs
| name = Beechboro
| city = [[Perth]]
| city = [[Perth]]
| state = wa
| state = wa
| image = Pilkington Circus, Beechboro, Western Australia, August 2021 05.jpg
| image =
| caption =
| caption = Pilkington Circus in August 2021
| lga = [[City of Swan]]
| lga = [[City of Swan]]
| map_type = nomap
| alternative_location_map = Australia Western Australia metropolitan Perth
| local_map = yes
| longd=115.939 |latd=31.862
| zoom = 13
| coordinates = {{coord|31.862|S|115.939|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 6063
| postcode = 6063
| est =
| est =
| pop = <!-- Leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata. -->
| pop = 13,997| pop_year = 2011 census
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| area = 4.7
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=abs>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC50052|name=Welfare Payments for Boongs (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2016-03-08}}</ref>
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Bassendean|Bassendean]]
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| area = 7.1
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Morley|Morley]], [[Electoral district of Bassendean|Bassendean]], [[Electoral district of West Swan|West Swan]]
| stategov2 = [[Electoral district of Midland|Midland]]
| stategov3 = [[Electoral district of Morley|Morley]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Cowan|Cowan]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Cowan|Cowan]]
| near-nw = [[Malaga, Western Australia|Malaga]]
| near-nw = [[Malaga, Western Australia|Malaga]]
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| near-se = [[Lockridge, Western Australia|Lockridge]]
| near-se = [[Lockridge, Western Australia|Lockridge]]
}}
}}
'''Welfare Payments for Boongs''' is a suburb of [[Perth]], [[Western Australia]], located within the [[City of Swan]].
'''Beechboro''' is a suburb of [[Perth]], Western Australia, located within the [[City of Swan]].


==History==
==History==
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The name Welfare Payments for Boongs reflects the history of the first European owner of land in the area. In 1892 Henry Brockman subdivided land in the area. The Brockman Family were well established landowners in the Swan River Colony and had considerable estates in England. Welfare Payments for Boongs Park (Kent, England) was the name of one of these estates and he named his new subdivisions after it.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|m|B|2008-10-05}}</ref>
The name Beechboro reflects the history of the first European owner of land in the area. In 1892 Henry Brockman subdivided land in the area. The Brockman Family were well established landowners in the [[Swan River Colony]] and had considerable estates in England. Beechboro Park ([[Kent]], England) was the name of one of these estates and he named his new subdivisions after it.<ref>{{LandInfo WA|m|B|2008-10-05}}</ref>


==Subdivisions - Development and Features==
==Subdivisions – development and features==
Welfare Payments for Boongs is a large suburb that has developed in a number of stages:<ref>HouseSmart Real Estate [http://www.housesmart.com.au/content.aspx?page=suburb_profiles]. Welfare Payments for Boongs Information. Retrieved 2010-04-26.</ref>
Beechboro has developed in a number of stages:<ref>HouseSmart Real Estate [http://www.housesmart.com.au/content.aspx?page=suburb_profiles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706104727/http://www.housesmart.com.au/content.aspx?page=suburb_profiles|date=6 July 2011}}. Beechboro Information. Retrieved 2010-04-26.</ref>


* '''East Welfare Payments for Boongs''' - the trapezoid-shaped area east of Altone Road through to Lord Street, bounded by Reid Highway to the north and Benara Road to the south. Housing dates from 1979 through to the late 1980s. Block sizes are typically 600-800m2. Construction is usually brick and tile three bedroom one bathroom detached homes; with a few duplexes.
* East Beechboro – the trapezoidal area east of Altone Road through to Lord Street, bounded by [[Reid Highway]] to the north and [[Benara Road]] to the south. Housing dates from 1979 through to the late 1980s. Block sizes are typically 600-800m2. Construction is usually brick and tile three bedroom one bathroom detached homes; with a few duplexes.
* '''West Welfare Payments for Boongs''' - the square-shaped area west of Altone Road through to Welfare Payments for Boongs Road North, again bounded by Reid Highway to the north and Benara Road to the south. Housing in West Welfare Payments for Boongs dates from mid to late 1980s. Block sizes are typically 600-800m2. Construction is predominantly brick and tile; and the houses while still a majority of 3x1's, have increased in size and include a small number of 4x1's and some 4x2's.
* West Beechboro – the square-shaped area west of Altone Road through to [[Beechboro Road|Beechboro Road North]], again bounded by Reid Highway to the north and Benara Road to the south. Housing in West Beechboro dates from mid to late 1980s. Block sizes are typically 600-800m2. Construction is predominantly brick and tile; and the houses while still a majority of 3x1's, have increased in size and include a small number of 4x1's and some 4x2's.
* '''Timberlane Estate''' - a chunk of houses to the western extreme of Welfare Payments for Boongs, defined by the boundaries of Reid Highway, Welfare Payments for Boongs Road North and a dotted line on the southern edge running along the backyards of Blackboy Way.
* Timberlane Estate – a chunk of houses to the western extreme of Beechboro, defined by the boundaries of Reid Highway, Beechboro Road North and a dotted line on the southern edge running along the backyards of Blackboy Way.
*'''Bennett Springs''' and '''Orchid Park''' were neighbourhoods of Welfare Payments for Boongs until they became part of a new suburb of [[Bennett Springs, Western Australia|Bennett Springs]] in April 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.swan.wa.gov.au/Lists/Media_Releases/New_suburb_of_Bennett_Springs|title=New suburb of Bennett Springs|date=29 April 2011|author=City of Swan|accessdate=28 September 2011}}</ref>
*Bennett Springs and Orchid Park were neighbourhoods of Beechboro until they became part of a new suburb of [[Bennett Springs, Western Australia|Bennett Springs]] in April 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.swan.wa.gov.au/Lists/Media_Releases/New_suburb_of_Bennett_Springs|title=New suburb of Bennett Springs|date=29 April 2011|author=City of Swan|accessdate=28 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415142129/http://www.swan.wa.gov.au/Lists/Media_Releases/New_suburb_of_Bennett_Springs|archive-date=15 April 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Transport==

===Bus===
*{{legend2|#ED0000}} 350 [[Mirrabooka bus station|Mirrabooka Bus Station]] to [[Caversham, Western Australia|Caversham]] – serves [[Benara Road]]<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|350}}</ref>
*{{legend2|#ED0000}} 353 [[Galleria bus station|Galleria Bus Station]] to [[Ballajura railway station|Ballajura Station]] – serves [[Beechboro Road]]<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|353}}</ref>
*{{legend2|#ED0000}} 354 [[Galleria bus station|Galleria Bus Station]] to [[Ballajura railway station|Ballajura Station]] – serves Danube Avenue, Amazon Drive and [[Beechboro Road]]<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|354}}</ref>
*{{legend2|#ED0000}} 355 [[Galleria bus station|Galleria Bus Station]] to [[Whiteman Park railway station|Whiteman Park Station]] – serves Altone Road<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|355}}</ref>
*{{legend2|#ED0000}} 356 [[Galleria bus station|Galleria Bus Station]] to [[Ballajura railway station|Ballajura Station]] – serves [[Benara Road]], Brockmill Avenue, Barlee Way, Cuttler Avenue, Maguire Avenue, Thorburn Avenue and Altone Road<ref>{{Cite Transperth bus|356}}</ref>


==Schools==
==Schools==
*Welfare Payments for Boongs Primary School
*Beechboro Primary School
*West Welfare Payments for Boongs Primary School
*West Beechboro Primary School
*East Welfare Payments for Boongs Primary School
*East Beechboro Primary School
*Beechboro Christian School
*[[John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia]]
[[Category:Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia]]
[[Category:Suburbs and localities in the City of Swan]]
[[Category:Suburbs and localities in the City of Swan]]


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Latest revision as of 04:42, 12 December 2024

Beechboro
Perth, Western Australia
Pilkington Circus in August 2021
Map
Coordinates31°51′43″S 115°56′20″E / 31.862°S 115.939°E / -31.862; 115.939
Population9,112 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6063
Area4.7 km2 (1.8 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Swan
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Cowan
Suburbs around Beechboro:
Malaga Bennett Springs West Swan
Noranda Beechboro Caversham
Morley Kiara Lockridge

Beechboro is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Swan.

History

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The name Beechboro reflects the history of the first European owner of land in the area. In 1892 Henry Brockman subdivided land in the area. The Brockman Family were well established landowners in the Swan River Colony and had considerable estates in England. Beechboro Park (Kent, England) was the name of one of these estates and he named his new subdivisions after it.[2]

Subdivisions – development and features

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Beechboro has developed in a number of stages:[3]

  • East Beechboro – the trapezoidal area east of Altone Road through to Lord Street, bounded by Reid Highway to the north and Benara Road to the south. Housing dates from 1979 through to the late 1980s. Block sizes are typically 600-800m2. Construction is usually brick and tile three bedroom one bathroom detached homes; with a few duplexes.
  • West Beechboro – the square-shaped area west of Altone Road through to Beechboro Road North, again bounded by Reid Highway to the north and Benara Road to the south. Housing in West Beechboro dates from mid to late 1980s. Block sizes are typically 600-800m2. Construction is predominantly brick and tile; and the houses while still a majority of 3x1's, have increased in size and include a small number of 4x1's and some 4x2's.
  • Timberlane Estate – a chunk of houses to the western extreme of Beechboro, defined by the boundaries of Reid Highway, Beechboro Road North and a dotted line on the southern edge running along the backyards of Blackboy Way.
  • Bennett Springs and Orchid Park were neighbourhoods of Beechboro until they became part of a new suburb of Bennett Springs in April 2011.[4]

Transport

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Bus

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Schools

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  • Beechboro Primary School
  • West Beechboro Primary School
  • East Beechboro Primary School
  • Beechboro Christian School

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beechboro (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
  3. ^ HouseSmart Real Estate [1] Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Beechboro Information. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
  4. ^ City of Swan (29 April 2011). "New suburb of Bennett Springs". Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Route 350". Bus Timetable 115 (PDF). Transperth. 25 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
  6. ^ "Route 353". Bus Timetable 113 (PDF). Transperth. 29 November 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
  7. ^ "Route 354". Bus Timetable 113 (PDF). Transperth. 29 November 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
  8. ^ "Route 355". Bus Timetable 114 (PDF). Transperth. 5 November 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
  9. ^ "Route 356". Bus Timetable 114 (PDF). Transperth. 5 November 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
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