Lesmurdie, Western Australia
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| Lesmurdie Perth, Western Australia |
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 Panorama of Perth with the CBD on the horizon. Taken from Lesmurdie Falls within the Darling Range Reservation. (click to enlarge) |
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| Population: | 8044[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6076 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $553,000 (six months to Aug 2007)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 21 km (13 mi) from Perth, Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Shire of Kalamunda | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Electoral district of Darling Range | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Division of Hasluck | ||||||||||||
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Lesmurdie is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Shire of Kalamunda. Its postcode is 6076.
It is viewed as being a rival suburb to the neighbouring suburb of Kalamunda directly to the north. The main access to the suburb from the Swan Coastal Plain is via Welshpool Road, that snakes its way up the side of the Darling Scarp from the suburb of Wattle Grove. A secondary road, Crystal Brook Road, also joins up at an intersection at the top part of Welshpool Road, near the Lions Lookout and BP service station. Lesmurdie can also be accessed from Kalamunda, Walliston, Carmel and Bickley, primarily through Canning Road, and through other roads and backstreets.
The main road is Lesmurdie Road, which starts from the south as a T-junction with Welshpool Road and finishes at a roundabout intersection with Canning Road and Lesmurdie Road East. Important secondary roads include Falls Road, Grove Road, Glyde Road, Gladys Road, Sanderson Road and Pomeroy Road. The shopping centres in the area are the Lesmurdie Village on Sanderson Road and the Lesmurdie Road Shopping Centre on the corner of Rooth Rd and Lesmurdie Rd.
Lesmurdie has a public high school, Lesmurdie Senior High School, an all male private high school, Mazenod College, and an all female private high school, St Brigid's College.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Lesmurdie (State Suburb). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
- ^ Home Price Guide
[edit] External links
- Lesmurdie Falls National Park - Department of Environment and Conservation
- Lesmurdie Property Values
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