| Subiaco Perth, Western Australia |
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| Population: | 7,629 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1851 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6008 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 3.2 km² (1.2 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 4 km (2 mi) W of Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Subiaco | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Nedlands | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Curtin | ||||||||||||
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Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north west of Kings Park. Its Local Government Area is the City of Subiaco.
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Prior to European settlement the area was home to the Noongar Indigenous people.[2]
The area was settled in 1851 by Italian Benedictine monks. The monks named the area after Subiaco in Italy, the location where Benedict of Nursia, the founder of the Order of Saint Benedict, had begun his work.[2][3]
The area was transformed over the last half of the 20th century from an older working class area to one of Perth's most fashionable suburbs.
Landmarks of the suburb include Subiaco Oval, Mueller Park, the Regal Theatre, the Subiaco Hotel, the Victorian Terraces on Catherine Street, the Colonnade and Subi Centro and the Subiaco Theatre Centre.
The main street of Subiaco is Rokeby Road which is named after Lord Rokeby. Another important commercial road is Hay Street.
Residential areas include Subi Centro, a modern housing development with the sunken Subiaco railway station on reclaimed industrial land near Wembley, and older heritage properties towards Shenton Park.
Major hospital facilities include St John of God Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital for Children and King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women.
School facilities include Subiaco Primary School and Perth Modern School, which is renowned for being the oldest government school as well as the only academically selective school in Western Australia.
Subiaco Street Festival is held every year as a street party on Rokeby Road and Hay Street and includes live entertainment and games.
The City has sister "city" arrangements with the towns of Subiaco, Arkansas and Subiaco, Italy.[2]
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