High Wycombe, Western Australia
| High Wycombe Perth, Western Australia |
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 High Wycombe
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| Population: | 10447 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1978 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6057 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 14.2 km² (5.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 18 km (11 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Shire of Kalamunda | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Forrestfield | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Hasluck | ||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 31°56′31″S 116°00′11″E / 31.942°S 116.003°E
High Wycombe (pronounced Hi Wid-kum)is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Shire of Kalamunda. High Wycombe lies east of the Perth CBD at the base of the Darling Scarp (commonly referred to as the foothills).
High Wycombe is located directly east of Perth Airport, west of Maida Vale, north of Forrestfield, and south of the industrial suburb of Hazelmere.
High Wycombe is a large suburb in area, with its main population centred around roads that connect from Newburn Road, and bounded by Kalamunda Road to the north, Wittenoom Road to the west, Maida Vale Road to the south, and Roe Highway to the east. The suburb's growth is mainly in this area, however the estate of Jacaranda Springs, which is based on the northern side of Kalamunda Road, is also experiencing growth. A sparsely populated area around Milner Road is also part of the suburb.
At the 2006 census, High Wycombe had a population of 10,447.
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[edit] Facilities
[edit] Education
- High Wycombe Primary School, Newburn Road (public school)
- Edney Primary School, Edney Road (public school)
- Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School (private school)
[edit] Parks and sporting reserves
- Scott Reserve - Home of the High Wycombe cricket club and High Wycombe Bulldogs football teams. The oval is also shared by Edney Primary School, and is mainly used by the school as their oval.
- Flemming Reserve - small oval with night lighting, small playground and public toilets, small skate park and BMX track.
- High Wycombe Recreation Centre - Indoor sports, dancing, martial arts and meeting place. Borders on Edney Road Primary school and Scott Reserve, and like Scott Reserve is used by Edney Primary School, albeit far less frequently.
[edit] Public transportation and infrastructure
Regular Transperth bus routes operated by sWAn Transit access the area from the Perth CBD (City busport) and travel through up into the hills to Kalamunda. sWAn Transit also operate the school special bus services to and from the two main high schools in the area (Kalamunda SHS and Darling Range SC) during the school calendar.
Transperth train services operate out of Midland train station along the Midland Line every day of the week. Nearby railway stations include Guildford and West Midland/Woodbridge.
[edit] Other public facilities
- Baptist Church, Edney Road.
- St Thomas' Anglican Church, Cyril Road.
- 1st Scout Hall of Maida Vale Scouts, corner Newburn Road and Western Avenue.
- Public Library, Markham Road.
- Cyril Road Hall. Made national news in early 2005 when riots broke outside the hall.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "High Wycombe (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC51621&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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