Beaconsfield Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 32°04′10″S 115°46′07″E / 32.0693877°S 115.768587°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 5,315 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6162 | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
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Beaconsfield is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. It was named after a property of the same name in the area in the 1880s; the name was officially adopted from the post office on 1 August 1894. The name's origin is unknown, but it probably comes from the town in England or the Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, a former Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[2]
Beaconsfield is predominantly a low to medium density residential suburb with extensive community facilities including Fremantle College, several primary schools, and an array of open space recreation reserves and local shops.