Leda, Western Australia
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| Leda Perth, Western Australia |
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| Population: | 2649 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6170 | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Town of Kwinana | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Kwinana | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Brand | ||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 32°16′08″S 115°48′43″E / 32.269°S 115.812°E
Leda is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Kwinana. Leda is one of the five main suburbs of Kwinana.
Leda is one of the Kwinana suburbs named after a ship. The brig Leda brought settlers to the new Swan River Colony in January 1830. The suburb name was approved in 1969.
The name Leda is appropriate for a ship which brought colonists to the Swan River. In Greek mythology Leda is associated with swans because the god Zeus came to her in the guise of a swan.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Leda (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC51816&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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