Bickley, Western Australia
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| Bickley Perth, Western Australia |
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 Bickley
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| Population: | 956 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6076 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Shire of Kalamunda | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Darling Range | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Pearce | ||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 32°00′29″S 116°05′28″E / 32.008°S 116.091°E
Bickley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Shire of Kalamunda.
Prior to 1949 it was a stopping place on the Upper Darling Range Railway. It was originally known as "Heidelburg", but during World War I, the Railway Department renamed it Bickley after a local pioneer Wallace Bickley.[1]
The Seven Network and Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Perth Television transmission towers are located here. Perth Observatory is also located here.[2] It is also one of the major meteorological stations within the Perth Metropolitan Area.
| Climate data for Bickley | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 30.6 (87.1) |
30.6 (87.1) |
28.1 (82.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
19.5 (67.1) |
16.0 (60.8) |
15.0 (59.0) |
15.9 (60.6) |
17.4 (63.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
24.9 (76.8) |
27.9 (82.2) |
22.5 (72.5) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 15.2 (59.4) |
15.7 (60.3) |
14.5 (58.1) |
12.5 (54.5) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
7.1 (44.8) |
7.4 (45.3) |
8.1 (46.6) |
9.4 (48.9) |
11.7 (53.1) |
13.4 (56.1) |
11.1 (52.0) |
| Rainfall mm (inches) | 17.2 (0.677) |
20.0 (0.787) |
24.7 (0.972) |
55.7 (2.193) |
130.2 (5.126) |
205.1 (8.075) |
221.8 (8.732) |
169.5 (6.673) |
120.5 (4.744) |
67.0 (2.638) |
41.4 (1.63) |
12.5 (0.492) |
1,096.5 (43.169) |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology[3] | |||||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+metropolitan+suburb+names. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ Location & Contact Details www.perthobservatory.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 11 February 2007.
- ^ "Climate statistics for Bickley". Bureau of Meteorology. http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_009240_All.shtml. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
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