Leederville, Western Australia

Leederville
Perth, Western Australia

Oxford Street, Leederville
Leederville
Coordinates 31°56′10″S 115°50′02″E / 31.936°S 115.834°E / -31.936; 115.834Coordinates: 31°56′10″S 115°50′02″E / 31.936°S 115.834°E / -31.936; 115.834
Population 2,943 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 6007
Location 4 km (2 mi) NW of Perth CBD
LGA(s) City of Vincent
State electorate(s) Perth
Federal Division(s) Perth
Suburbs around Leederville:
Wembley Mount Hawthorn North Perth
Wembley Leederville North Perth
West Leederville West Leederville West Perth

Leederville is a locality within the City of Vincent in the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia. It is home to Aranmore Catholic College, the Schools of Isolated and Distance Education, North Metropolitan TAFE, Trinity Theological College, and St Mary's Church. The suburb was named after William Henry Leeder, the original grantee of land that encompassed the area.[2][3]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "State Suburbs: Leederville". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 July 2012.
  2. "Progressive Leederville.". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 14 November 1935. p. 10 Edition: LATE CITY. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  3. "OLD WEST AUSTRALIANS.". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 7 September 1929. p. 22. Retrieved 15 April 2014.
  4. "Australian Dictionary of Biography".


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