Beckenham is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area. They are oftentimes where most of a metropolitan areas jobs are located with some being predominantly residential. They can either be denser or less densely populated ...
of
Perth
Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...
, Western Australia, located within the
City of Gosnells.
History
This suburb has seen many name changes. It was previously known as Buckingham, it once shared a "common usage" name of Waverley with
East Cannington, and has one of the oldest and most well respected primary schools in Western Australia. The
Canning River runs along the southwestern outskirts of Beckenham. In 2011 Beckenham released many new divisions of land.
Transport
Bus
* 202
Westfield Carousel to
Westfield Carousel – Clockwise Circular Route, serves Elizabeth Street, William Street, Faversham Street, Lynstead Street and Lena Street
* 203
Westfield Carousel to
Westfield Carousel – Anti-Clockwise Circular Route, serves Lena Street, Lynstead Street, Faversham Street, William Street and Elizabeth Street
* 220
Perth Busport to
Armadale Station – serves
Albany Highway
* 229
Westfield Carousel to Maddington Central – serves Lena Street, Brixton Street, Sydenham Street and Ladywell Street
* 280
Westfield Carousel to
High Wycombe Station – serves Lacey Street
* 907
Perth Busport to
Armadale Station (high frequency / limited stops) – serves Sevenoaks Street and
Beckenham Station
Bus routes serving
Nicholson Road:
* 206
Cannington Station to
Murdoch University
Murdoch University is a public university in Perth, Western Australia, with campuses also in Singapore and Dubai. It began operations as the state's second university on 25 July 1973, and accepted its first undergraduate students in 1975. Its ...
* 208
Cannington Station to
Murdoch Station
* 507
Cannington Station to
Bull Creek Station
* 508
Cannington Station to
Bull Creek Station
* 930
Thornlie Station to
Elizabeth Quay Bus Station (high frequency)
Rail
*
Armadale Line
The Armadale line is a partially-closed suburban railway service in Perth, Western Australia, operated by the Public Transport Authority as part of the Transperth system. The Armadale line is long, and starts at Perth station, heading south ...
**
Beckenham Station
See also
*
Beckenham railway station
References
External links
{{PerthAU-geo-stub
Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
Suburbs in the City of Gosnells