| Wembley Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 31°56′10″S 115°48′50″E / 31.936°S 115.814°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 12,061 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6014 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Perth CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Town of Cambridge City of Stirling | ||||||||||||||
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| Federal division(s) | Curtin | ||||||||||||||
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Wembley is a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Cambridge. Its postcode is 6014.
The main streets in Wembley are Cambridge Street, Harborne Street, Grantham Street and Selby Street. It is an upper middle class, medium-density suburb. Wembley is home to Bold Park Community School, Lake Monger Primary, Wembley Primary School and the Speech and Hearing Centre. Lake Monger is a large lake located on the outer edges of the suburb.
The 2016 Census recorded a population of just over 11,000.[2] Wembley was originally inhabited by the Mooro people of the Noongar Aboriginal clan for at least 40,000 years before European settlement.[3] After the arrival of Europeans, Wembley was settled through land grants and purchasing of land by the Catholic Church.[4] Intense subdivision[3] of land and introduction of public transportation[5] saw the area develop, and was named Wembley Park in 1924,[6] shortened to Wembley in 1935.[7]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wembley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "State Suburbs: Wembley". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ a b Putt, Margaret (1990). Wembley: Its People and Its Past. M. Putt. p. 3.
- ^ Bizzaca, Kristy. (2014). City of Subiaco Thematic History and Framework. City of Subiaco.
- ^ Town of Cambridge. (2018). Local Heritage Inventory of Heritage Places.
- ^ "Perth and surrounds suburb names". Landgate. 2021.
- ^ Town of Cambridge. (2021). Heritage Trail - Town of Cambridge.
