Welshpool, Western Australia
Welshpool is an inner southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located mostly within the City of Canning and partially within the Town of Victoria Park.
| Welshpool Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Welshpool Road, Welshpool | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31.994°S 115.956°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0[note 1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1895 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6106 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 11 km (7 mi) from the Perth CBD | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Belmont, Victoria Park | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Swan | ||||||||||||||
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The area is one of the main industrial areas of Perth, along with Kewdale, Kwinana Beach, Henderson, Malaga, O'Connor, Canning Vale and Osborne Park.[1]
It is the location of the Welshpool railway station.
Welshpool is visually known for its 3 complexes of silo towers. These house storage of feed products for the poultry and agricultural industries.
Welshpool is a traditional industrial suburb partly to the fact of its proximity to Perth Airport and short distance to the Perth CBD.
Notes
- Industrial suburb with no local residents.
References
- Jacka, Raeme (1962), Welshpool : a history of the early settlement and development of a modern industrial area, retrieved 23 February 2021
External links
"History of metropolitan suburb names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 4 August 2008.