Shenton Park, Western Australia
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| Shenton Park Perth, Western Australia |
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| Population: | 4,252 (2001 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6008 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.4 km² (1.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $820,000 (Q4 2006)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 4 km (2 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||
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| State District: | Nedlands | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Curtin | ||||||||||||
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- For the park within the suburb, see Lake Jualbup.
Shenton Park is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Subiaco and 4 km west of the Central business district. Its postcode is 6008. The suburb is named after the park that it contains; Shenton Park, which was named after George Shenton who originally owned the land that is now the suburb of Shenton Park.
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[edit] Facilities
On the western side is Shenton College, a purpose-built high school established in 2000, a teaching and rehabilitation hospital which includes a health science campus of Curtin University of Technology, two private hospitals, offices of numerous health advocacy associations and depots and processing plants associated with the Water Authority and various councils.
The eastern side is almost entirely residential, with a small commercial area on Onslow Road, a primary school and several churches and halls.
[edit] Hospital
During an outbreak of smallpox in 1893, the Royal Perth Hospital set up an isolation tent hospital in the bush at Shenton Park. Today the facility is home to the Rehabilitation Services and Spinal Unit of Royal Perth Hospital.
[edit] Transport
Shenton Park is divided by the Fremantle railway line and is served by the Shenton Park train station, the CircleRoute and numerous bus routes.
[edit] See also
- Lake Jualbup, formerly Shenton Lake
- Shenton Park railway station, Perth
- Shenton Bushland
- Underwood Avenue Bushland
[edit] References
- ^ 2001 Census, Australian Bureau of Statistics
- ^ Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (2006). Suburb Profile - Shenton Park. Retrieved on 2007-04-25.
[edit] External links
- Shenton Park, Western Australia is at coordinates Coordinates:
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