Helena Valley is the name of a river valley and a locality in the foothills of the Darling Scarp in Perth, Western Australia.
| Helena Valley Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Lower Helena Pumpback Dam | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31°56′17″S 116°04′05″E / 31.938°S 116.068°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 4,130 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6056 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mundaring | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Midland | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hasluck | ||||||||||||||
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Geology
editThe river valley is the centre of the catchment of the Helena River and extends from the edge of the Darling Scarp where Boya, Gooseberry Hill and Helena Valley define the "mouth" of the valley that opens to the Swan Coastal Plain, east and south east past Mundaring Weir and Lake C.Y. O'Connor to its origins in the region of Mount Dale.
The soils of Helena Valley are characteristic of the eastern Swan Coastal Plain, ranging from sand to loam and clay, with a neutral pH tending towards moderately acid.[2]
Locality
editThe locality is within the Shire of Mundaring, situated just south west of Boya and Greenmount Hill, 5 kilometres from Midland. It consists of many rural houses, but also contains six estates, and a shopping centre located in one of the estates. Helena Valley Primary School is located at the base of Greenmount Hill.[3]
Transport
editBus
edit- 307 Midland Station to Kalamunda Bus Station – serves Helena Valley Road[4]
- 322 Midland Station to Glen Forrest – serves Scott Street[5]
Early settlers
edit- James Drummond, noted botanist, after whom the street Drummond Gardens is named
Notes
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Helena Valley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Great Gardens Soil Profile". Retrieved 20 May 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.helenavalley.wa.edu.au/ Helena Valley Primary School
- ^ "Route 307". Bus Timetable 96 (PDF). Transperth. 16 January 2024 [effective from 4 February 2024].
- ^ "Route 322". Bus Timetable 96 (PDF). Transperth. 16 January 2024 [effective from 4 February 2024].
References
edit- Elliot, Ian (1983). Mundaring - A History of the Shire (2nd ed.). Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-0-9.
- Spillman, Ken (2003). Life was meant to be here: community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring. Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-3-3.
External links
edit- Helena Valley on Geoscience Australia
- REIWA suburb profile for Helena Valley