West Leederville, Western Australia
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West Leederville Perth, Western Australia |
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| Coordinates | 31°56′17″S 115°49′55″E / 31.938°S 115.832°ECoordinates: 31°56′17″S 115°49′55″E / 31.938°S 115.832°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 3,806 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 2,720/km2 (7,040/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1890s | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6007 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 1.4 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location | 3 km (2 mi) NW of Perth CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Town of Cambridge | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Churchlands | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Curtin | ||||||||||||
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West Leederville is a suburb 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of the central business district of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and is within the Town of Cambridge. It used to be integrated with Leederville (now within the City of Vincent) prior to the construction of Mitchell Freeway through the suburb in 1972.
The tiny section east of Southport Street is a commercial area with several warehouses, taking advantage of its location at the end of the Graham Farmer Freeway. The rest of the suburb is medium-density residential. The suburb backs onto Subiaco Oval, the home of Australian rules football in Western Australia, and St John of God Hospital Subiaco. Many of the original residences still stand with most being renovated next to newer double storey dwellings, leafy streets with some properties gaining views of the city. Prestigious "Hill of Tara" subdivision is a newer subdivision with larger homes on bigger blocks with many affording view of Lake Monger.
It is served by bus services along Cambridge and Ruislip Streets and the Leederville train station (Joondalup/Clarkson line) and West Leederville train station (Fremantle line).
West Leederville, though informally known by that name for many years, was officially gazetted as a suburb in 1998.
West Leederville is the earliest area of residential subdivision in the Town of Cambridge. It was originally formed from the sale and subdivision of the estate of William Leeder that occurred from 1891 onwards. West Leederville Primary School was founded in 1898. Most of West Leederville's residential land was subdivided prior to 1903.
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