Beaconsfield is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. It was named after a property of the same name in the area in the 1880s; the name was officially adopted from the post office on 1 August 1894. The name's origin is unknown, but it probably comes from the town in England or the Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, a former Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[2]
| Beaconsfield Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Christ the King Church, Beaconsfield | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°04′10″S 115°46′07″E / 32.0693877°S 115.768587°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,315 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6162 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
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Beaconsfield is predominantly a low to medium density residential suburb with extensive community facilities including Fremantle College, several primary schools, and an array of open space recreation reserves and local shops.
Facilities and amenities
editParks and playgrounds
edit- Beacy Park
- Davis Park
- Dick Lawrence Oval
- Hilton Park Soccer Fields
- Ken Allen Field
- James Moore Pioneer Park
- Bruce Lee Reserve
Transport
editBus
edit- 114 Lake Coogee to Elizabeth Quay Bus Station – serves Carrington Street[3]
- 160 Fremantle Station to WACA Ground – serves South Street[4]
- 511 and 513 Fremantle Station to Murdoch Station – serve Hampton Road, Lefroy Road and York Street[5][6]
- 532 Fremantle Station to Cockburn Central Station – serves Hampton Road and Clontarf Road[7]
- 998 Fremantle Station to Fremantle Station (limited stops) – CircleRoute Clockwise, serves South Street[8]
- 999 Fremantle Station to Fremantle Station (limited stops) – CircleRoute Anti-Clockwise, serves South Street[9]
Bus routes serving Hampton Road:
- 512 Fremantle Station to Murdoch Station[10]
- 520, 530 and 531 Fremantle Station to Cockburn Central Station[11][12][13]
- 548 and 549 Fremantle Station to Rockingham Station[14][15]
Schools and education
editThere are a number of schools in the suburb including several primary and one high school.
- Beaconsfield Primary School[16]
- Winterfold Primary School[17]
- Christ the King School[18]
- Fremantle College
- Fremantle Peel District Education
Sporting clubs
edit- Hilton Park Junior Cricket Club
- Hilton Park Bowling & Recreation Club
- Fremantle City Dockers Junior Football Club Inc.
- Fremantle Roosters Rugby League Football Club Inc
- Excalibur Fencing Club
Shops and shopping centre
edit- Lefroy Road Shopping Centre
Notable citizens
edit- Thomas Herman Andersen, WA Commissioner of Police from 1951 to 1958[19]
- Peter Tagliaferri, a former mayor of the City of Fremantle between 2001 and 2009[20]
Gallery
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Aboriginal mural at Winterfold Primary School -
View alongside of St Paul's Anglican Church -
Murals at Beaconsfield Primary School -
House under construction on Moran Street
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beaconsfield (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Unknown. "Perth and surrounds suburb names". www0.landgate.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Route 114". Bus Timetable 118 (PDF). Transperth. 8 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 160". Bus Timetable 34 (PDF). Transperth. 8 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 511". Bus Timetable 37 (PDF). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 513". Bus Timetable 37 (PDF). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 532". Bus Timetable 120 (PDF). Transperth. 11 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 998". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF) (CircleRoute). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 999". CircleRoute Timetable 200 (PDF) (CircleRoute). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 512". Bus Timetable 37 (PDF). Transperth. 12 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 520". Bus Timetable 119 (PDF). Transperth. 8 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 530". Bus Timetable 121 (PDF). Transperth. 11 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 531". Bus Timetable 121 (PDF). Transperth. 11 June 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 548". Bus Timetable 126 (PDF). Transperth. 9 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 549". Bus Timetable 125 (PDF). Transperth. 17 August 2022 [effective from 10 October 2022].
- ^ "Home". beaconsfieldps.wa.edu.au.
- ^ http://www.winterfoldps.wa.edu.au Winterfold
- ^ "Home". ctk.wa.edu.au.
- ^ "WA Police Force Commissioners". Western Australian Police Force. 1 September 2022. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ "On my bedside table". The West Australian. 26 January 2008. p. 26 (West Weekend Magazine).
Mr Tagliaferri lives in Beaconsfield, with his wife Albina, two teenage daughters, Liana and Georgina, and a St Bernard dog called Revlon.
External links
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Media related to Beaconsfield, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons