Boya, Western Australia

Boya
PerthWestern Australia
Boya from the south, Mountain Quarry and Greenmount Hill behind
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Coordinates31°54′50″S 116°03′22″E / 31.914°S 116.056°E / -31.914; 116.056
Population669 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6056
LGA(s)Shire of Mundaring
State electorate(s)Midland
Federal division(s)Hasluck
Suburbs around Boya:
Koongamia Greenmount Greenmount
Helena Valley Boya Darlington
Helena Valley Helena Valley Darlington

Boya is a locality on the Darling Scarp, in the Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia; it is on the south side of Greenmount Hill, and just west of Darlington.

The name of Boya is a local Noongar word meaning "stone" or "rock", and was imposed by government officials in the early twentieth century.

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Boya (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata