Roleystone, Western Australia
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| Roleystone Perth, Western Australia |
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| Population: | 4,971 (2001 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1900s | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6111 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 12.2 km² | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $405,000 (Q3 2006)[2] | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | City of Armadale | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Darling Range, Serpentine-Jarrahdale | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Canning | ||||||||||||
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Roleystone ( ; post code: 6111) is an outer southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Armadale.
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[edit] History
Roleystone's name originates from a property purchased by Thomas Buckingham in 1858, upon which he built a sawmill in 1866. The town was also referred to as "The Rolling Stone" and "Rowley Stone" in early police reports. The area was subdivided into farmlets in 1902, and was subsequently developed as orchards and market gardens.[3] In 1905, Roleystone was opened up for closer settlement, with property brochures extolling the virtues of the beautiful scenery and fertile valley soils. It has fruit orchards and native bushland.
[edit] Facilities
The main suburban residential area to the west of Roleystone is served by a neighbourhood shopping centre, with Stargate Kelmscott and Armadale Shopping City providing other commercial services. The suburb also contains a primary school (1905) and Roleystone District High School (K-10; 1983), with year 11 and 12 students travelling to Kelmscott or Lesmurdie Senior High Schools.
The Araluen Botanic Park and Golf Resort are located in the south of the suburb off Croyden Road and are a popular picnic and wedding location, especially during "Springtime at Araluen" when all the flowers are in bloom.
[edit] Transport
Brookton Highway (State Route 40) runs through Roleystone.
The suburb is served by a number of school bus services and by Transperth bus route 241, connecting the suburb to Kelmscott train station and Stargate Kelmscott shopping centre. All services are provided by the Public Transport Authority.
[edit] References
- ^ 2001 Census, Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ^ REIWA Suburb Profile
- ^ Department of Land Information. History of suburb names - R. Retrieved on January 17, 2007..
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
- Araluen Botanic Park
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