Wattle Grove, Western Australia

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Wattle Grove
Perth, Western Australia
Population: 1,023[1]
Postcode: 6107
Property Value: AUD $417,000.00 (cell 9) $850,000.00 (outside cell 9)
Location: 13 km from Perth, Western Australia
LGA: Shire of Kalamunda
State District: Electoral district of Darling Range
Federal Division: Division of Hasluck
Suburbs around Wattle Grove
East Cannington Welshpool Perth Airport
Beckenham Wattle Grove Forresfield
Orange Grove Kenwick Lesmurdie

Wattle Grove (-32° 0'15.32, 116° 0'11.48; postcode: 6107) is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Shire of Kalamunda.

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[edit] Description

3/4 Semi Rural, and 1/4 Urban Development. Contains some of Hartfield Park, and extends from Crystal Brook Rd to Roe Hwy. Major Transport Routes thru the suburb are Welshpool Rd, Hale Rd, Tonkin Hwy and Roe Hwys.

[edit] Public Transport

Bus routes are 287 288 787 788 to and from the city via Hartfield Park, 294 to Cannington or Midland via Hale Rd and 283 to and from Kalamunda and the city via Welshpool Rd.

Nearest train station is Kenwick on the Armadale Line

[edit] Shopping

Major retail complexes are Food Works Forrestfield, Forrestfield Forum Shopping Centre, Carousel Shopping Centre, Metro Maddington Shopping Centre.

[edit] Government Services

Nearest Police Station: Forrestfield. Wattle Grove has a Community TAFE Centre in Lewis Rd, and a Primary School on Welshpool Rd.

[edit] History

Once was all agricultural farm land containing Poultry farms, Equestrian Studs, Agistment paddocks, Horticulural Nurseries, Pet Kennels, Hobby farms and Cattle Breeders, half of the suburb toward the Forrestfield side has been rezoned as Urban Development by the Shire of Kalamunda (cell 9), and is now a hive of activity as land is subdived and houses built. The price of land in cell 9 has subesquently risen exponetially. Blocks of 600sm were originally selling for $50K AUD in St John Estate in 1999. In 2006 Blocks of 400 sm were selling for >$278K AUD. The rest of the suburb is semi rural with block sizes averaging over 3 hectacres and millionaire mansions Between Cyrstal Brook Rd and Lewis Rds.

[edit] Recent Events

[edit] Politics

Wattle Grove has a broadly middle-class, Anglo- Australian population and supports the Australian Liberal Party at both Federal and state elections.[2]

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[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www8.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?locationLastSearchTerm=wattle+grove&locationSearchTerm=wattle+grove&newarea=SSC52426&submitbutton=View+QuickStats+%3E&mapdisplay=on&areacode=SSC52426&geography=&method=&productlabel=&producttype=QuickStats&navmapdisplayed=true&javascript=true&breadcrumb=PL&topholder=0&leftholder=0&currentaction=104&action=401&textversion=false&subaction=1|Title=ABS Census 2001|Australian Bureau of Statistics
  2. ^ http://results.aec.gov.au/12246/results/HouseDivisionFirstPrefs-12246-305.htm|Australian Electoral Commission 2004 Federal Election Results
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Suburbs of the Shire of Kalamunda

Bickley · Canning Mills · Carmel · Forrestfield · Gooseberry Hill · Hacketts Gully · High Wycombe · Kalamunda · Lesmurdie · Maida Vale · Paulls Valley · Pickering Brook · Piesse Brook · Walliston · Wattle Grove


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