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Beechboro

Beechboro
PerthWestern Australia
Beechboro is located in Perth
Beechboro
Beechboro
Coordinates 31°51′43″S 115°56′20″E / 31.862°S 115.939°E / -31.862; 115.939Coordinates: 31°51′43″S 115°56′20″E / 31.862°S 115.939°E / -31.862; 115.939
Population 13,997 (2011 census)
 • Density 1,971/km2 (5,110/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 6063
Area 7.1 km2 (2.7 sq mi)
LGA(s) City of Swan
State electorate(s) Morley, Bassendean, West Swan
Federal Division(s) Cowan
Suburbs around Beechboro:
Malaga Bennett Springs West Swan
Noranda Beechboro Caversham
Morley Kiara Lockridge

Beechboro is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Swan.

The name Beechboro reflects the history of the first European owner of land in the area. In 1892 Henry Brockman subdivided land in the area. The Brockman Family were well established landowners in the Swan River Colony and had considerable estates in England. Beechboro Park (Kent, England) was the name of one of these estates and he named his new subdivisions after it.

Beechboro is a large suburb that has developed in a number of stages:



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