Carmel, Western Australia
Carmel is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kalamunda.
| Carmel Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Carmel | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32.021°S 116.096°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 770 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6076 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Kalamunda | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kalamunda | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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Prior to 1949 it was a stopping place on the Upper Darling Range Railway. The railway siding was originally known as Green's Landing after Perth businessman Levi Green, who had moved into the area in 1844. In 1915, the name Carmel, meaning "park" or "garden of God" in Hebrew, was adopted.[2]
The transmission tower for Network 10 in Perth is located here.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Carmel (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names – C". Retrieved 10 October 2008.
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