Maida Vale, Western Australia
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Maida Vale is a suburb 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 Kalamunda The City of Kalamunda is a local government area in the eastern metropolitan region of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about east of Perth's central business district. The area covers , much of which is state forest rising into ...
.
Kalamunda Road Kalamunda Road is a minor arterial road linking the historic suburb of South Guildford with the Darling Scarp suburb of Kalamunda, in Perth, Western Australia. It serves as a major access road for Perth Airport, and provides the foothills su ...
runs through the suburb. Its first European settler was William Henry Mead, who arrived in 1873, built a home in the Ridge Hill area and established the orchard Orangedale. It was named in 1910 after a property name of another settler, WH McCormack. The name is believed to be derived from the eponymous area of West London, which is itself named after the 1806
Battle of Maida The Battle of Maida, fought on 4 July 1806 was a battle between the British expeditionary force and a French force outside the town of Maida in Calabria, Italy during the Napoleonic Wars. John Stuart led 5,236 British troops to victory over a ...
. Within the suburb there is a primary school (Maida Vale Primary School), a golf course, numerous parks/ovals, a Seventh Day Adventist church ground and caravan park, a child care centre, a heated swimming pool and several small shops including a BP Petrol station, BWS and a new IGA grocery store. The suburb contains a set of traffic lights at the intersection of Kalamunda Rd, Hawtin Road and Gooseberry Hill Road. This intersection is known as 'six-ways', because at one point there were six different roads at the intersection. The intersection marks the end of Gooseberry Hill Road, and the start of Hawtin Road. The suburb retains areas of natural bushland and is not completely built-up with housing, although there are plans to increase housing with expansion on the Crystal Brook housing estate. Maida Vale is home to a rare flower named the Maida Vale Bell. Many older established trees in the area are a breeding ground for
Carnaby's Black Cockatoo Carnaby's black cockatoo (''Zanda latirostris''), also known as the short-billed black cockatoo, is a large Zanda (bird), black cockatoo endemic to southwest Australia. It was described in 1948 by natural history, naturalist Ivan Carnaby. Meas ...
and flocks of up to 300 birds are often seen in the suburb.


Transport

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bus routes serving the suburb are: Towards
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: * 270 and 275 via Maida Vale Road. * 276 and 277 via Newburn Road. Away from High Wycombe railway station: * 270 to
Elizabeth Quay bus station Elizabeth Quay bus station, formerly the Esplanade Busport, is a Transperth bus station, located at the southern edge of the Perth (suburb), Perth CBD in Western Australia, next to the Perth Convention Exhibition Centre and Elizabeth Quay rail ...
via Belmont Forum and Victoria Park transfer station. * 275 to Walliston (Kalamunda Bus Depot) via
Kalamunda Road Kalamunda Road is a minor arterial road linking the historic suburb of South Guildford with the Darling Scarp suburb of Kalamunda, in Perth, Western Australia. It serves as a major access road for Perth Airport, and provides the foothills su ...
and
Kalamunda bus station Kalamunda bus station is a Transperth bus station located next to the Kalamunda Central shopping centre in Kalamunda, Western Australia. It has four stands and is served by eight Transperth routes operated by Path Transit and Swan Transit ...
. * 276 to
Kalamunda bus station Kalamunda bus station is a Transperth bus station located next to the Kalamunda Central shopping centre in Kalamunda, Western Australia. It has four stands and is served by eight Transperth routes operated by Path Transit and Swan Transit ...
via Gooseberry Hill Road. * 277 to Midland Station via Midland Road. Due to a right turn from Midland Road onto Kalamunda Road being considered too dangerous for large vehicles, High Wycombe-bound 277 services turn left on to Kalamunda Road and then travel to the Maida Vale Road / Priory Road roundabout to U-turn and travel back in the correct direction. However, there are no stops on this part of the route so it can seem rather time wasting, especially at times of the day when Kalamunda Road is quiet. Route 307 services also service the eastern part of the suburb along Watsonia Road and travel between
Kalamunda bus station Kalamunda bus station is a Transperth bus station located next to the Kalamunda Central shopping centre in Kalamunda, Western Australia. It has four stands and is served by eight Transperth routes operated by Path Transit and Swan Transit ...
and Midland railway station via
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References

Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Kalamunda {{PerthAU-geo-stub