Beaconsfield, Western Australia

Beaconsfield
Beaconsfield; Perth, Western Australia
	Beaconsfield
Coordinates	32.070°S 115.764°E
Population	4,120 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	6162
LGA(s)	City of Fremantle
State electorate(s)	Fremantle
Federal Division(s)	Fremantle
	Suburbs around Beaconsfield:

Beaconsfield is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. Named after a property known as ‘Beaconsfield’ located in the area in the 1880s, the name was officially adopted from the post office on 1 August 1894. The origin is unknown, but the suburb is probably named after the town in England or the Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, a former Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

Beaconsfield is predominantly a low to medium density residential suburb with extensive community facilities including the Fremantle College(Secondary), several Primary Schools, an array of open space recreation reserves and local shops.

Facilities and amenities

There are a number of schools in the suburb including several primary and one high school.

Parks and playgrounds

Beacy Park
Davis Park
Dick Lawrence Oval
Hilton Park Soccer Fields
Ken Allen Field
James Moore Pioneer Park
Bruce Lee Reserve

Transport facilities

Bus routes available
www.transperth.wa.gov.au

Schools and education

Beaconsfield Pre-Primary & PS
Winterfold Pre-Primary & PS Winterfold PS Website
Christ the King Pre-School & PS
Fremantle College
Fremantle Peel District Education

Sporting clubs

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

Lefroy Road Shopping Centre

Notable citizens

Peter Tagliaferri, a former mayor of the City of Fremantle between 2001 and 2009[2]

Gallery

Christ the King Catholic Church
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

gollark: Wrong.

gollark: lescitrons: I don't think PixelTech has a mining initiative.

gollark: Users should be correct.

gollark: Just don't do the error check.

gollark: Interesting.

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Beaconsfield (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
"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

Media related to Beaconsfield, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.

[abs-1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Beaconsfield (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 October 2008.

[2] "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.