Hillman, Western Australia

Hillman
Perth, Western Australia
Hillman
Coordinates 32°16′41″S 115°46′08″E / 32.278°S 115.769°E / -32.278; 115.769Coordinates: 32°16′41″S 115°46′08″E / 32.278°S 115.769°E / -32.278; 115.769
Population 1,912 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 6168
LGA(s) City of Rockingham
State electorate(s) Rockingham, Kwinana
Federal Division(s) Brand
Suburbs around Hillman:
Rockingham East Rockingham East Rockingham
Rockingham Hillman Leda
Cooloongup Cooloongup Cooloongup

Hillman is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located within the City of Rockingham. It is principally a suburb of residential dwellings, and is the location of Hillman Primary School.

The suburb was created and named in 1970 after Alfred Hillman, a draftsman, surveyor and explorer, who arrived in Western Australia in 1831 and made many initial surveys in the Rockingham area.[2] On 7 May 2009, a boundary realignment of Cooloongup and Hillman approved by the Minister for Lands incorporated the Rockingham Train Station into Rockingham.

A significant portion of the north and east portions of the suburb is incorporated into Rockingham Lakes Regional Park.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Hillman (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names – H". Retrieved 2008-10-13.


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