Leederville, Western Australia
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| Coordinates: 31°56′10″S 115°50′02″E / 31.936°S 115.834°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Perth | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,686 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6007 | ||||||||||||
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Leederville is a suburb within the City of Vincent in the Perth metropolitan region of Western Australia. It is located approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north-west of the Perth central business district. It is bounded by Mitchell Freeway to the west and Loftus Street to the east.
It is home to Aranmore Catholic College, the School of Isolated and Distance Education, North Metropolitan TAFE, Trinity Theological College, and St Mary's Church. The suburb was named after William Henry Leeder, the original grantee of land that encompassed the area.[2][3]
History
[edit]After the creation of the Swan River Colony, Leederville and surrounding districts were used for agriculture by European settlers drawn by its access to fresh water and closeness to the Perth central business district. Lake Georgianna, part of the Perth wetlands to the south of present-day Leederville Oval, was drained by convict labour.[4]
The name "Leederville" came into use in the late 19th century. It was named after the Leeder Estate which represented the remaining landholdings of William Henry Leeder, who was granted land in the area in 1830. The growth of the area was facilitated by the opening of the Perth–Fremantle railway line in 1881. The Leeder Estate was subdivided into residential lots in 1891, with other subdivisions including Lake View Estate and Leederville Station Estate.[4]
In 1895, a separate Leederville Road District was created which was replaced by the Municipality of Leederville in 1896. Many public buildings were erected during this time including Leederville Primary School (1894), Leederville Post Office (1897), the Leederville Hotel (1897) and Leederville Police Station (1898). The original Leederville railway station opened in 1897 (renamed West Leederville in 1913) and the Perth tramway network expanded to Leederville in 1900. The Leederville Municipality was dissolved in 1914 and merged into the City of Perth, in line with the Greater Perth Movement.[4]
In 1973, the completion of the Mitchell Freeway divided Leederville in half.[4] A separate suburb named West Leederville was gazetted in 1998, although that name had long been used locally.[5]
Notable locations
[edit]Sporting facilities
[edit]Heritage-listed places
[edit]As of 2026[update] six places in Leederville are listed on the State Register of Heritage Places:[6]
| Place name | Place # | Street number | Street name | Co-ordinates | Notes & former names | Photo |
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| Aranmore Catholic College Group | 8709 | 30-42 Franklin Street & 338-342 Shakespeare Street | 31°55′40″S 115°50′35″E / 31.927694°S 115.843000°E | Arranmore, St Mary's Convent and School, St Mary's College, Christian Brothers College |  | |
| Drill Hall, Leederville | 8764 | 177 | Oxford Street | 31°56′10″S 115°50′24″E / 31.936144°S 115.840135°E | RAAF Barracks & Drill Hall, Leederville Mechanics' Institute |  |
| Leederville Post Office | 2203 | 156 | Oxford Street | 31°56′10″S 115°50′29″E / 31.936242°S 115.841455°E |  | |
| Oddfellows Hall (former), Leederville | 8736 | 217 | Oxford Street | 31°56′01″S 115°50′27″E / 31.933628°S 115.840938°E | Oddfellows Hall, IOOF Buffaloes Lodge (former) |  |
| St Mary's Catholic Church | 2196 | 40 | Franklin Street | 31°55′37″S 115°50′35″E / 31.927039°S 115.843169°E |  | |
| St Mary's Hall | 2202 | 336 | Oxford Street | 31°55′40″S 115°50′30″E / 31.927650°S 115.841569°E |  |
Notable residents
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Leederville (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ↑ "Progressive Leederville". The Daily News. Perth. 14 November 1935. p. 10 Edition: LATE CITY. Retrieved 15 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "OLD WEST AUSTRALIANS". The West Australian. Perth. 7 September 1929. p. 22. Retrieved 15 April 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
- 1 2 3 4 "Leederville". City of Vincent Library & Local History Centre. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ "History of metropolitan suburb names – W". Landgate. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
- ↑ "City of Vincent State Register of Heritage Places". inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au. Heritage Council of Western Australia. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
- ↑ Garis, B. K. de (2000). "Sir Shane Dunne Paltridge (1910–1966)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 15. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
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