Lockridge is a 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 ...

, in the Bassendean division of

Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...

, and the

City of Swan The City of Swan is a local government area of Western Australia. It is in the eastern metropolitan region of Perth and includes the Swan Valley and 42 suburbs. It is centred approximately 20 km north-east of the Perth central business d ...

local government area. Land was first granted in the area to Edward Hamersley in 1837. Lockridge's name is derived from that of Lockeridge House, a property built by Edward Hamersley's son,

Samuel Hamersley Samuel Richard Hamersley (1842–1896) was a Western Australian pastoralist, and a Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for six years. Biography Early life Samuel Hamersley was born in Guildford, Western Australia on 12 Octobe ...

, in 1874. Part of what is now Lockridge, which became the Pyrton Estate, was bought by the Western Australian government during the

Soldier settlement Soldier settlement was the settlement of land throughout parts of Australia by returning discharged soldiers under soldier settlement schemes administered by state governments after World War I and World War II. The post-World War II settlemen ...

scheme in the 1920s. In 1969, the State Housing Commission purchased to begin residential development in the area. An urban renewal project was undertaken in the late 1990s. At the

2016 Australian census The 2016 Australian census was the 17th national population census held in Australia. The census was officially conducted with effect on Tuesday, 9 August 2016. The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as – an incre ...

the suburb had a population of 3,467. Local amenities include Rosher Park,

Kiara College Kiara College is an Independent public co-educational high day school, located in the Perth suburb of Kiara, Western Australia History Kiara College was established in 1974 as Lockridge High School. By 1979, the school was renamed to Lockridge ...

, Lockridge Primary School, and the Alice Daveron Community Centre. 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.

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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs and localities in the City of Swan {{PerthAU-geo-stub