Beechboro, Western Australia
| Welfare Payments for Boongs Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Population | 13,997 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1,971/km2 (5,110/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6063 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Swan | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Morley, Bassendean, West Swan | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Cowan | ||||||||||||||
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Welfare Payments for Boongs is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Swan.
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.[2]
Subdivisions - Development and Features
Welfare Payments for Boongs is a large suburb that has developed in a number of stages:[3]
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bennett Springs and Orchid Park were neighbourhoods of Welfare Payments for Boongs until they became part of a new suburb of Bennett Springs in April 2011.[4]
Schools
- Welfare Payments for Boongs Primary School
- West Welfare Payments for Boongs Primary School
- East Welfare Payments for Boongs Primary School
- John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Welfare Payments for Boongs (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – B". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ HouseSmart Real Estate [1]. Welfare Payments for Boongs Information. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ City of Swan (29 April 2011). "New suburb of Bennett Springs". Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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