Naval Base, Western Australia
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| Naval Base Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Bulk carrier at Alcoa Jetty, Naval Base | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°11′46″S 115°46′52″E / 32.196°S 115.781°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6165 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Kwinana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kwinana | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Brand | ||||||||||||||
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Naval Base is a coastal southwestern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana. It is a traditional industrial suburb in the Perth metropolitan region and contains a significant amount of heavy industry. It is named after Henderson Naval Base, partially constructed in 1913−1920 before being cancelled and eventually replaced by HMAS Stirling in 1978.[2]
The Naval Base campus of South Metropolitan TAFE houses the Western Australian Defence Industry Workforce Office and the Naval Shipbuilding College.[3]
Transport
Bus
- 548 Rockingham Station to Fremantle Station – serves Rockingham Road and Cockburn Road[4]
- 549 Rockingham Station to Fremantle Station – serves Rockingham Road[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Naval Base (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – N". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
- ^ "Naval Base campus". Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "Route 548". Bus Timetable 126 (PDF). Transperth. 9 May 2024 [effective from 15 July 2024].
- ^ "Route 549". Bus Timetable 125 (PDF). Transperth. 17 August 2022 [effective from 10 October 2022].
External links
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