Naval Base, Western Australia

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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.[3]

Naval Base
PerthWestern Australia
Bulk carrier at Alcoa Jetty, Naval Base
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Coordinates32°11′46″S 115°46′52″E / 32.196°S 115.781°E / -32.196; 115.781
Population20 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6165
Area5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)[2]
LGA(s)City of Kwinana
State electorate(s)Kwinana
Federal division(s)Brand
Suburbs around Naval Base:
Henderson Wattleup
Naval Base Hope Valley
Kwinana Beach Kwinana Beach

The Naval Base campus of South Metropolitan TAFE houses the Western Australian Defence Industry Workforce Office and the Naval Shipbuilding College.[4]

Transport

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References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Naval Base (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Naval Base (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 30 November 2021.  
  3. ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – N". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Naval Base campus". Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Route 548". Bus Timetable 126 (PDF). Transperth. 9 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
  6. ^ "Route 549". Bus Timetable 125 (PDF). Transperth. 17 August 2022 [effective from 10 October 2022].
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