Kalamunda, Western Australia

Kalamunda Perth, Western Australia
Kalamunda Road, Kalamunda
Kalamunda
Coordinates	31°58′26″S 116°03′29″E / 31.974°S 116.058°E / -31.974; 116.058Coordinates: 31°58′26″S 116°03′29″E / 31.974°S 116.058°E / -31.974; 116.058
Population	6,636 (2011 census)
• Density	670/km2 (1,736/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	6076
Area	9.9 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Location	25 km (16 mi) from Perth
LGA(s)	Shire of Kalamunda
State electorate(s)	Kalamunda
Federal Division(s)	Hasluck
Suburbs around Kalamunda: Maida Vale Gooseberry Hill Piesse Brook Forrestfield Kalamunda Piesse Brook Forrestfield Lesmurdie Walliston

Kalamunda (Noongar: Karlamarda) is a town and eastern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located in the Darling Scarp at the eastern limits of the Perth metropolitan area.

The word is derived from two Noongar (an Indigenous Australian language) words: kala meaning "home" and munda meaning "forest", hence spawning the Shire's motto "A home in the forest".

At 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level, Kalamunda and the surrounding areas experience colder night temperatures than the bulk of the Perth Metropolitan area to the west. Deep clay soils in the valleys in this area provide ideal growing conditions for stone fruits, apples and pears,wine production and for a small commercial rose growing industry.

The suburb of Gooseberry Hill is located to the north of Kalamunda where the terrain drops away sharply to the Helena Valley effectively isolating Kalamunda from other Darling Scarp population centres to the north. To the south and east the urban area transitions into the semi-rural and orchard growing areas of Bickley, Carmel and Pickering Brook, which in turn give way to extensive jarrah and marri forests.

Located nearby is the Kalamunda National Park and the northern terminus of the Bibbulmun Track, a 963 km recreational walking trail.

The town lies within the Mundaring-Kalamunda Important Bird Area, so identified by BirdLife International because of its importance as a non-breeding season roost site and foraging base for Long-billed Black Cockatoos.