| Naval Base Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Bulk carrier at Alcoa Jetty, Naval Base | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°11′46″S 115°46′52″E / 32.196°S 115.781°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 20 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6165 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Kwinana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kwinana | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Brand | ||||||||||||||
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Naval Base is a coastal southwestern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana. It is a traditional industrial suburb in the Perth metropolitan region and contains a significant amount of heavy industry. It is named after Henderson Naval Base, partially constructed in 1913−1920 before being cancelled and eventually replaced by HMAS Stirling in 1978.
The Naval Base campus of South Metropolitan TAFE houses the Western Australian Defence Industry Workforce Office and the Naval Shipbuilding College.
Transport
Bus
- 548 Rockingham Station to Fremantle Station – serves Rockingham Road and Cockburn Road
- 549 Rockingham Station to Fremantle Station – serves Rockingham Road
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Naval Base (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Naval Base (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – N". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Naval Base campus". Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Route 548". Bus Timetable 126 (PDF). Transperth. 5 November 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
- ^ "Route 549". Bus Timetable 125 (PDF). Transperth. 9 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].
External links
Media related to Naval Base, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons
