Menora, Western Australia
See Menorah about the special lamp holy to Judaism.
| Menora Perth, Western Australia |
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| Population: | 2,797 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6050 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 5 km (3 mi) N of Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Stirling | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Mount Lawley | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Stirling | ||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 31°54′58″S 115°51′40″E / 31.916°S 115.861°E
Menora is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Stirling.
In 1954, with the establishment of official suburban boundaries, the new off-shoot from Mount Lawley was named "Menora" in honor of an old theatre of that name which was located within its borders. Further support for the name was provided by the local Jewish community for whom the Menorah holds special significance. [2]. If you look at the suburb from an aerial point of view, a section of the roads are shaped like the Menorah.
Menora is home to a large Jewish community (7.2%), the heart of which is the Perth Hebrew Congregation. It is close to the Carmel Jewish School and other Kosher facilities like the "Kosher Food Center" (in Menora) and the Kosher "Besh Fresh" cafe.
The exclusive Alexander Park Tennis Club hosts, amongst other events, the Western Australian Tennis Championships. In the 2006 census, Menora had a median age of 48 (as compared with 37 for Australia, and 34.2% of its population were over 65 years of age. This is due attribuatable to a high concencentration of retirement villages in the district.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Menora (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC51926&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ 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 2008-08-04.
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