| Mount Richon Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 The Schoenstatt Shrine in Mount Richon | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°09′40″S 116°01′12″E / 32.161°S 116.02°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 2,067 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6112 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 1.6 km2 (0.6 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Armadale | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Armadale | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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Mount Richon is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Armadale. Formerly part of Armadale and Wungong, Mount Richon was approved as a suburb in 2003. It occupies the western slope of the Darling Range from the intersection of Albany and South Western Highways south to Leys Rise, is bounded on the west by South-Western Highway and is bounded on the east by Albany Highway and Bungendore Park. Mount Richon is named after a vineyard that formerly existed in the area.[2]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mount Richon (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2007.
