Orange Grove, Western Australia
| Orange Grove Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Bickley Dam and Reservoir panorama | |||||||||||||||
  Orange Grove | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°01′19″S 116°01′37″E / 32.022°S 116.027°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 544 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6109 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Gosnells | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kalamunda | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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Orange Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Gosnells.
In 2006, the local primary school, Orange Grove Primary School,[2] became the first school in Western Australia to produce a podcast, with its show entitled Podkids Australia.[3]
Despite the name, Bickley Dam is situated within Orange Grove. It was constructed in 1921 on Bickley Brook, a tributary of the Canning River. This created Bickley Reservoir, which has a capacity of 0.06 gigalitres (GL). It is a source of drinking water for the Integrated Water Supply System (IWSS) which services Perth, Mandurah, Pinjarra, Harvey and the Goldfields and Agricultural regions. It was used as a direct source of water for Perth until 1994. Since 1994, however, it has operated as a pumpback for Victoria Reservoir due to low pipeline pressure and poor water quality.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Orange Grove (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ Orange Grove Primary School www.ogps.wa.edu.au. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
- ^ Podkids Australia www.podkids.com.au. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
- ^ Bickley Reservoir Catchment Area Drinking Water Source Protection Plan Water Resource Protection Report Series. REPORT NO.61 JUNE 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
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