Commonwealth Heritage List in Western Australia

This is a list of places on the Commonwealth Heritage List in Western Australia. The Commonwealth Heritage List is a heritage register which lists places of historic, cultural and natural heritage on Commonwealth land or in Commonwealth waters, or owned or managed by the Commonwealth Government. To be listed, a place has to meet one or more of the nine Commonwealth Heritage List criteria.[1]

List

Currently listed places

Listed are all 19 places in Western Australia that are currently on the Commonwealth Heritage List in the state as of 2020:[2]

Place name Place ID Class Listed Address Suburb or town Coordinates Photo
Army Magazine Buildings Irwin Barracks105215Historic22 June 2004Brallos PassKarrakatta 31.9658°S 115.7946°E / -31.9658; 115.7946 (Army Magazine Buildings Irwin Barracks)
Artillery Barracks105332Historic22 June 20042 Burt StreetFremantle 32.0446°S 115.7546°E / -32.0446; 115.7546 (Artillery Barracks)
Bindoon Defence Training Area105619Natural25 October 2004Dewars Pool RoadBindoon 31.2773°S 116.2864°E / -31.2773; 116.2864 (Bindoon Defence Training Area)
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse105416Historic22 June 2004Leeuwin RoadCape Leeuwin via Augusta 34.3750°S 115.1364°E / -34.3750; 115.1364 (Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse)
Claremont Post Office105526Historic22 June 2004Bayview TerraceClaremont 31.9813°S 115.7816°E / -31.9813; 115.7816 (Claremont Post Office)
Cliff Point Historic Site105273Historic22 June 2004Garden Island 32.1882°S 115.6756°E / -32.1882; 115.6756 (Cliff Point Historic Site)
Garden Island105274Natural22 June 2004Garden Island 32.1992°S 115.6752°E / -32.1992; 115.6752 (Garden Island)
Geraldton Drill Hall Complex105658Historic22 June 2004Cathedral AvenueGeraldton 28.7758°S 114.6098°E / -28.7758; 114.6098 (Geraldton Drill Hall Complex)
Inglewood Post Office106134Historic8 November 2011885 Beaufort StreetInglewood 31.9216°S 115.8851°E / -31.9216; 115.8851 (Inglewood Post Office)
J Gun Battery105272Historic22 June 2004Entrance PointGarden Island 32.1587°S 115.6647°E / -32.1587; 115.6647 (J Gun Battery)
Lancelin Defence Training Area105578Natural22 June 2004Mimegarra RoadLancelin 30.7977°S 115.3820°E / -30.7977; 115.3820 (Lancelin Defence Training Area)
Learmonth Air Weapons Range Facility105551Natural22 June 2004Learmonth 22.4491°S 113.8110°E / -22.4491; 113.8110 (Learmonth Air Weapons Range Facility)
Mermaid Reef105255Natural22 June 2004Rowley ShoalsBroome 17.1011°S 119.6252°E / -17.1011; 119.6252 (Mermaid Reef - Rowley Shoals)
Ningaloo Marine Area105548Natural22 June 2004Commonwealth WatersNingaloo 21.8551°S 113.8619°E / -21.8551; 113.8619 (Ningaloo Marine Area)
Northam Post Office105528Historic22 June 2004239-243 Fitzgerald StreetNortham 31.6551°S 116.6703°E / -31.6551; 116.6703 (Northam Post Office)
Perth General Post Office105527Historic22 June 20043 Forrest PlacePerth 31.9522°S 115.8589°E / -31.9522; 115.8589 (Perth General Post Office)
South Perth Post Office105370Historic8 November 2011103 Mill Point RoadSouth Perth 31.9733°S 115.8516°E / -31.9733; 115.8516 (South Perth Post Office)
Victoria Park Post Office106197Historic22 August 2012414 Albany HighwayVictoria Park 31.9748°S 115.8979°E / -31.9748; 115.8979 (Victoria Park Post Office)
Yampi Defence Area105418Natural22 June 2004Koolan Island 16.6763°S 124.2420°E / -16.6763; 124.2420 (Yampi Defence Area)

Formerly listed places

Listed are all three places in Western Australia that were formerly on the Commonwealth Heritage List in the state as of 2020:[3]

Place name Place ID Class Address Suburb or town Coordinates Notes Photo
ABC Regional Radio Studio106083Historic58 Tudhoe StreetWagin 33.3089°S 117.3438°E / -33.3089; 117.3438 (ABC Regional Radio Studio, Wagin)The ABC Regional Radio Studio in Wagin was listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List in 2011 but its closure was announced in November 2014.[4]
The Studio was the only Western Australian place removed from the Commonwealth Heritage List in 2018, along with eleven other places outside the state.[5]
Bushmead Rifle Range Commonwealth Area105549NaturalMidland RoadHelena Valley 31.9237°S 116.0206°E / -31.9237; 116.0206 (Bushmead Rifle Range Commonwealth Area) Sold by the Commonwealth, became the new suburb of Bushmead in 2017.[6][7]
Kalgoorlie Post Office105540Historic204 Hannan StreetKalgoorlie 30.7465°S 121.4731°E / -30.7465; 121.4731 (Kalgoorlie Post Office) Removed from the Commonwealth Heritage List on 17 September 2015[8]

See also

References
  1. "Commonwealth Heritage List criteria". environment.gov.au. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  2. "Search Results for Western Australia". environment.gov.au. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  3. "Search Results for current, former and proposed Commonwealth Heritage List places in Western Australia". environment.gov.au. Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  4. Papas, Chloe (8 December 2014). "A look back at the ABC studio in Wagin". ABC Great Southern. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  5. "Removing Places from the Commonwealth Heritage List 2018". legislation.gov.au. Australian Government. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  6. "Bushmead hits a high note with accreditation". The West Australian. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  7. Allan-Petale, David (21 June 2017). "Perth's newest suburb turns an old rifle range into a 'treechange' community". WAtoday. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  8. "Government Buildings, Kalgoorlie". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
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