Leeming, Western Australia
| Leeming Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Leeming recreation centre entrance | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°04′33″S 115°52′02″E / 32.0757784°S 115.8672721°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 10,883 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6149 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 7.5 km2 (2.9 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 17 km (11 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Melville City of Cockburn City of Canning | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Jandakot, Riverton | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Tangney | ||||||||||||||
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Leeming is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. It is divided between the three local government areas of the City of Melville, the City of Cockburn (south) and the City of Canning (north-east). It is located approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south of the Perth central business district and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of Fremantle.
History[edit]
The area was previously part of Jandakot and was predominantly agricultural until the 1970s, having been laid out by surveyor George Waters Leeming (1857–1902) in 1886.[3] Three roads – King Road, Leeming Road (the southern boundary) and Beasley Road – accessed the area. In 1971, the suburb of Leeming was gazetted, although construction did not commence until approximately 1976, possibly as early as 1975. It was built in stages, with the area between Findlay Road and Gracechurch Crescent being built first, while the east, west and south were built in that order over the next ten years.[4] Many of the streets were named after original landowners in the agricultural district.
Geography[edit]
Leeming is bounded by South Street to the north, Kwinana Freeway to the west, and Roe Highway to the south and southeast. The 53-hectare (130-acre) Ken Hurst Park, a conservation bushland area beyond Roe Highway named for a former mayor of Melville (1971–73) and set aside in the early 1990s,[5] is also within the suburb's boundaries.
At the 2001 Australian census, Leeming had a mostly upper-middle income[quantify] population of 12,977 people living in 3,959 dwellings, all but 230 of which were detached houses on separate lots. About 10% of the population are of East or South-East Asian descent. Retail and property and business services are the two most common occupations.
Facilities[edit]
Educational[edit]
Leeming contains three primary schools; Leeming[6] (1982), West Leeming[7] (1986) and Banksia Park[8] (1989), and one high school, Leeming Senior High School[9] (1985). Leeming Senior High School has an education support centre.[vague][citation needed]
Commercial[edit]
Leeming has two shopping centres:
- Leeming Shopping Forum, on the corner of Farrington and Findlay Roads, which contains a variety of small shops, an IGA supermarket, and restaurants
- Leeming Park Shopping Centre, on the corner of Beasley Road and Dundee Street
Nearby commercial services are provided by Stockland in Bull Creek on its northern fringe, and Southlands Boulevarde in Willetton.
Recreation and community[edit]
The suburb contains a family centre, a recreation centre and sports facilities ("The Rec"[10]), the Leeming Spartan Cricket Club,[11] the Leeming Bowling Club and the Melville Glades Golf Club.[12]
Murdoch University, Murdoch TAFE (a campus of Challenger TAFE), St John of God Murdoch Hospital and Fiona Stanley Hospital are 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the west.
Transport[edit]
The suburb is located next to Murdoch train station, which opened in 2007. All services are operated by the Public Transport Authority.
- 515 Jandakot to Murdoch Station – serves Aulberry Pde, Farrington Rd & Karel Ave[13]
- 516 Jandakot to Murdoch Station – serves Findlay Rd, Farrington Rd, Casserly Drive[14]
Jandakot Airport is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the south-east.
Politics[edit]
Leeming is a reasonably affluent suburb. Historically all three of the suburb's booths support the Liberal Party at both federal and state elections, in line with many suburbs in this region of Perth.
Pictures[edit]
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Leeming Shopping Forum on Farrington Road. -
Leeming Recreation Centre sign on Farrington Road. -
![Leeming skate park in 2006. Since 2007, the park has been repainted with street art, under a plan known as "Phaze" organised by the local council.[15]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Leeming_Skate_park_SMC_2006.jpg/180px-Leeming_Skate_park_SMC_2006.jpg)
Leeming skate park in 2006. Since 2007, the park has been repainted with street art, under a plan known as "Phaze" organised by the local council.[15]
![Leeming skate park in 2006. Since 2007, the park has been repainted with street art, under a plan known as "Phaze" organised by the local council.[15]](/wiki/File:Leeming_Skate_park_SMC_2006.jpg)
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Leeming (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Leeming (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – L". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2007.
- ^ Various MSD/UBD street directories, 1962-1987
- ^ City of Melville (August 2003). "Ken Hurst Park Management Plan" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 August 2006. Retrieved 10 November 2006.
- ^ "Leeming Primary School". Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "West Leeming Primary School". Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Welcome to Banksia Park Primary School". Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ "Leeming SHS". Retrieved 24 November 2012.
- ^ The Rec - About Leeming Recreation and Indoor Sports, Leeming, WA
- ^ "About the Leeming Spartan Cricket Club". Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ^ Melville Glades Golf Club
- ^ "Route 515". Bus Timetable 117 (PDF). Transperth. 25 August 2022 [effective from 20 November 2023].
- ^ "Route 516". Bus Timetable 117 (PDF). Transperth. 25 August 2022 [effective from 20 November 2023].
- ^ "PHAZE". City of Melville. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
External links[edit]
- Leeming Spartan Cricket Club
- Leeming Strikers Soccer Club
- Bullcreek Leeming Junior Football Club
- Leeming Community Group
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