Peron, Western Australia
Peron is an outer southern suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located within the City of Rockingham.
| Peron Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Point Peron Camp School | |||||||||||||||
  Peron | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32.279°S 115.701°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 41 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6169 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Rockingham | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Rockingham | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Brand | ||||||||||||||
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The suburb was gazetted in 1974.[2] It is named for its location at Cape Peron although that land feature and the immediate locality are often called "Point Peron", both locally and in written references, and this has influenced the naming of roads and features in the locality. There is a small promontory on the South West of the Cape, though not its most Westerly point, that is named "Point Peron".
During World War II, Point Peron hosted the Peron Battery, a coastal defence battery of the Fremantle Fortress.[3]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Peron (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- "Naming of Localities in the Shire of Rockingham (per 13014/02 V4)". Western Australia Government Gazette. 5 April 1974. p. 1974:1206.
- "Cape Peron K Battery Complex Assessment Documentation". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. State Register of Heritage Places. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
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