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Balcatta Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 31°52′34″S 115°49′01″E / 31.876°S 115.817°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 10,813 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6021 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7.3 km2 (2.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 10 km (6 mi) NNW of Perth CBD | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Stirling | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Balcatta | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Cowan | ||||||||||||||
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Balcatta is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Stirling. It is a primarily middle-class suburb made up of mainly Italian, Greek and Macedonian families, as well as many families from other European countries. It is also one of the largest suburbs in the northern part of the Perth metropolitan area. Much of Balcatta is a commercial and industrial area.