Malaga, Western Australia
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| Malaga Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Malaga Location in metropolitan Perth | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°51′36″S 115°53′35″E / 31.860°S 115.893°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 25 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6090 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 6.6 km2 (2.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Swan | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | West Swan | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Division of Cowan | ||||||||||||||
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Malaga (/məˈlɑːɡə/) is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately 11 kilometres north of the CBD, in the City of Swan.
Etymology
The suburb is thought to be named after either the Spanish city of Málaga, or the Aboriginal word malaga which means ironstone. The name was approved in 1969.
Demographics
Malaga is an industrial precinct. Currently there are 2409 businesses with a workforce of over 12,000 people. The 2006 census listed only 28 people living in the suburb.
Significant facilities
The suburb contains a bus depot operated by Transperth.
The Paramount College of Natural Medicine has its campus on Bonner Drive in Malaga.
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- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Malaga (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
