Kelmscott, Western Australia

Kelmscott
Perth, Western Australia
Kelmscott

Location in metropolitan Perth

Coordinates 32°07′08″S 116°01′34″E / 32.119°S 116.026°ECoordinates: 32°07′08″S 116°01′34″E / 32.119°S 116.026°E
Population 10,019 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 630.1/km2 (1,632/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 6111
Area 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Location
  • 23 km (14 mi) SE of Perth
  • 5 km (3 mi) N of Armadale
LGA(s) City of Armadale
State electorate(s) Armadale
Federal Division(s) Canning
Suburbs around Kelmscott:
Champion Lakes Martin Martin
Camillo Kelmscott Roleystone
Seville Grove Armadale Mount Nasura
Bridge below the school, Kelmscott, Western Australia, 23 March 1928

Kelmscott is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the local government area of the City of Armadale. It is 23 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Perth along the Albany Highway.

Kelmscott was one of the very early towns established in the Swan River Colony and was named after Kelmscott, Oxfordshire, the birthplace of the first Anglican clergyman in the colony, Thomas Hobbes Scott (1783–1860)

The suburb of Kelmscott is bisected by the Canning River. On the western side of the river is the flat coastal plain upon which most of Perth is situated. This area includes the Stargate Kelmscott and Kelmscott Village shopping areas along Albany Highway, the light industrial area, the Kelmscott Senior High School and a residential area. To the east, the suburb rises into the western Darling Scarp.

Kelmscott celebrated its 175th anniversary on 9 October 2005. The highlight of the celebrations was the running of the Hotham Valley Railway steam locomotive Pm706 from Perth railway station to Kelmscott station, with stops at Cannington, Gosnells, then Armadale station. This was the first running of steam "under the wires" on the Transperth network for some time. The event was specially arranged by the Public Transport Authority, whose Minister is also the member of parliament for the local electorate.

Kelmscott is home of the first Red Rooster restaurant, as well as Australia's busiest drive-through KFC service.

Schools

Annual Events

Bushfire 2011

On the 6 February 2011, a declared total fire ban day, a bushfire occurred on private property adjacent to the Brookton Highway in the Roleystone / Kelmscott area. There were a total of 72 homes destroyed and 37 homes damaged. This is the single biggest house loss in Western Australia to a single bushfire event. [3]

See also

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Kelmscott (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  2. "Kelmscott Show - About The Society". Kelmscott Show. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  3. Smith, Ralph (10 November 2011). "Final Report on "Investigation of the House Losses in the Roleystone/Kelmscott Bushfire 6 February 2011"" (PDF). Retrieved 26 February 2015.