Henderson is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn.
| Henderson Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Henderson Cliffs and the Australian Marine Complex | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°10′08″S 115°46′52″E / 32.169°S 115.781°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 36 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6166 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 8.7 km2 (3.4 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 30 km (19 mi) SW of Perth | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Cockburn | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cockburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
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History
editThe suburb of Henderson, along with the suburb of Naval Base to its south, comprises land resumed by the Commonwealth Government in 1915 for defence purposes. In 1913–1920, a large naval base called Henderson Naval Base, named after Reginald Henderson, was partially constructed before being cancelled in 1920 and eventually replaced by HMAS Stirling in 1978. The name of Henderson was approved for the suburb in 1973.[3]
In 2019, the City of Cockburn approved a split of the neighbouring suburb Munster, whereby the north-western part of the suburb would become the new suburb of Lake Coogee while another part, in the south-west, would be added to Henderson. The changes came into effect on 30 March 2020, thereby enlarging the suburb of Henderson.[4][5][6]
Geography
editHenderson is bounded by Russell Road to the north, Cockburn Sound to the west, the Perth freight railway line to the east, and Dalison Avenue and the municipal boundary with the City of Kwinana to the south.[7]
Naval Base Shacks
editPrivately owned holiday shacks have existed in the area now part of the south-west of the suburb and known as Naval Base Holiday Park, between the beach and Cockburn Road, since 1933. Each shack may be used by their owner for a maximum of 120 days per year, and may not be leased, hired nor used by anyone else.[8] Situated on leased crown land, these 173 shacks are known as the Naval Base Shacks and are a designated heritage site.
Australian Marine Complex
editThe Australian Marine Complex[9] is located on Cockburn Sound and is considered one of the largest ship building precincts in Australia. It contains dry dock facilities and Australia's second largest ship-lift (nominal lifting capacity of 8065 tonnes). Some of the companies located in the complex include ASC, Austal, BAE Systems Australia and Civmec.[10] In 2002 the Government proposed to use Garden Island and the facilities at Henderson for the "sea-swap" program with the United States Seventh Fleet.
Transport
editBus
edit- 548 Fremantle Station to Rockingham Station – serves Cockburn Road and Sparks Road[11]
- 549 Fremantle Station to Rockingham Station – serves Rockingham Road[12]
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Henderson (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Henderson (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Perth suburb names". Landgate. Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "New Suburb and Boundary Changes: Lake Coogee, Munster and Henderson". Comment on Cockburn. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Locality Boundary Amendments". City of Cockburn. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Ben Smith (5 November 2019). "Suburb name change could boost property prices". Communitynews.com.au. Cockburn Gazette. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ Department of Land Information. StreetSmart Perth Street Directory (54th ed.). West Australian Newspapers Ltd. pp. Maps 490-491, 520–521. ISBN 978-0-909439-67-5.
- ^ "Naval Base Shacks". City of Cockburn. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
- ^ Australian Marine Complex website
- ^ "Business Directory". Australian Marine Complex. Australian Marine Complex. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
- ^ "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].
External links
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