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Atwell

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City of Cockburn WA, PO Box 1215, Atwell, WA 6164
08 9411 3444

Description

Atwell is a suburb within the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia, situated 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Perth City, and located in the City of Cockburn local government area.

Atwell is a suburb within the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia, situated 21 kilometres (13 mi) south of Perth City, and located in the City of Cockburn local government area.

History

The Whadjuk Nyungar Aboriginal people were the first human inhabitants of the region. Occupying the region from 40,000 years ago. The many lakes and wetlands of the region were important for sustenance and spiritually.

After European settlement of the Perth region in 1829, the land of much of the area including and surrounding what is now Atwell was granted to G Dunnage. The area was later part of the dairy property owned and operated for many years by Ernest Atwell. Originally it was purchased in the 1920s to spell horses he used in his livery stable business, which was conducted in Fremantle. It was later developed into one of the largest dairies in the Perth region. The huge amount of land was slowly sold off but the Dairy was still operating until the late 1950s. The house and workers cottage were eventually demolished when the area was cleared for redevelopment.Development of the suburb of Atwell began in the early 1990s through the creation of several housing estates such as Beeliar parklands and has continued to expand with the estates, Atwell Waters, and Harvest Lakes being developed. Most of the available land in the suburb has now been developed for residential, parks and reserves, roads and some retail.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +08:00

Area: 3.541 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 26 m

Population number: 9,063

Local Government Area: City of Cockburn

Location

City of Cockburn WA, PO Box 1215, Atwell, WA 6164

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Atwell, Western Australia

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