Eden Hill is a northern suburb of
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
, Western Australia, located within the
Town of Bassendean
The Town of Bassendean is a local government area in the northeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, west of the industrial centre of Midland and about northeast of Perth's central business district. The Town cove ...
. The origin of its name is unknown, either coming from a farm in the area or an estate name used by
Henry Brockman when he subdivided the area in 1892. It was approved as a suburb in 1954.
The
Swan Valley Nyungah Community
The Swan Valley Nyungah (Noongar) Community was an Aboriginal community of Noongar people at Lord Street, in the outer Perth suburbs of Lockridge and Eden Hill.
The Government of Western Australia closed the settlement in 2003 by act of Par ...
was in the area.
As of the 2016 Census, the total population was 3,454.
The suburb comprises the majority of the North Ward of the
Town of Bassendean
The Town of Bassendean is a local government area in the northeastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, west of the industrial centre of Midland and about northeast of Perth's central business district. The Town cove ...
.
Major facilities include Jubilee Reserve, Mary Crescent Reserve, Ashley Shave Skatepark, the Alf Faulkner community centre and the local education department Eden Hill Primary School.
References
Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
Town of Bassendean
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