Bassendean, Western Australia

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Bassendean
Perth, Western Australia

Population:

8,480 (2001 census)^[1]

Postcode:

6054

Area:

7.3 km² (2.8 sq mi)

Property Value:

AUD $365,500 (Q3 2006)^[2]

Location:

12 km (7 mi) from Perth

LGA:

Town of Bassendean

State District:

Bassendean

Federal Division:

Perth

Suburbs around Bassendean:
Morley	Eden Hill	Caversham
Bayswater	Bassendean	Guildford
Ashfield	Redcliffe	South Guildford

This article is about a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. For the local government area, see Town of Bassendean.

Bassendean, formerly known as West Guildford, is a northeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Town of Bassendean.

Rolf Harris was born in Bassendean, he attended the Bassendean Primary School but not Cyril Jackson Senior High School which was built in 1962 when Rolf was a young man living in England, as some imagine. Indeed Rolf was educated at Perth Modern School in Subiaco.Cyril Jackson was converted into Cyril Jackson Senior Campus in 1990 to provide specialised study for post high school students gaining entrance into university study.

Bassendean is home to the Western Australian Rail Transport Museum. The display has a collection of Steam and Diesel Locomotives, most of these have been restored to operating conditions. Also as part of the collection are a number of carriages and other equipment associated including the Zanthus station and a signal box from the Perth city station. The West Australian Model Rail association is also housed within the complex, the centre piece of the model rail display is a working scale model, complete with all the characters from the children's series Thomas the Tank Engine.