Naval Base, Western Australia

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Naval Base
PerthWestern Australia
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Bulk carrier at Alcoa Jetty, Naval Base
Coordinates32°11′46″S 115°46′52″E / 32.196°S 115.781°E / -32.196; 115.781Coordinates: 32°11′46″S 115°46′52″E / 32.196°S 115.781°E / -32.196; 115.781
Postcode(s)6165
Area5 km2 (1.9 sq mi)[1]
LGA(s)City of Kwinana
State electorate(s)Kwinana
Federal division(s)Brand
Suburbs around Naval Base:
Henderson Wattleup
Naval Base Hope Valley
Kwinana Beach Kwinana Beach

Naval Base is a heavy industry suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana. It is named after the proposed and partially built Henderson Naval Base.[2]

The Naval Base campus of South Metropolitan TAFE houses the Western Australian Defence Industry Workforce Office and the Naval Shipbuilding College.[3]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Naval Base (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  2. ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – N". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Naval Base campus". Retrieved 25 October 2019.

External links

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