Maida Vale, Western Australia

Maida Vale is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kalamunda. Kalamunda Road runs through the suburb. Its first European settler was William Henry Mead who arrived in 1873, building a home in the Ridge Hill area and establishing an orchard named Orangedale. It was named in 1910 after a property name of another settler, WH McCormack. The name is believed to be derived from the eponymous area of west London.[2]

Maida Vale
Perth, Western Australia
Maida Vale
Coordinates31.953°S 116.023°E / -31.953; 116.023
Population4,499 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)6057
Location22 km (14 mi) from Perth,
LGA(s)City of Kalamunda
State electorate(s)Forrestfield
Federal Division(s)Hasluck
Suburbs around Maida Vale:
High Wycombe Bushmead Gooseberry Hill
High Wycombe Maida Vale Gooseberry Hill
Forrestfield Forrestfield Kalamunda

Within the suburb there is a primary school (Maida Vale Primary School), a golf course, numerous parks/ovals (including a Seventh Day Adventist church ground and caravan park), small shops including a BP Petrol station, and a heated swimming pool. The suburb retains areas of natural bushland and is not completely built-up with housing, although there are plans to increase housing with expansion on the Crystal Brook housing estate. Maida Vale is home to a rare flower named the Maida Vale Bell.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Maida Vale (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names – M". Retrieved 14 October 2019.


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