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Dalkeith

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City of Nedlands WA, PO Box 9, Dalkeith, WA 6009
08 9273 3500

Description

Dalkeith is an affluent suburb of Perth, Western Australia within the City of Nedlands.

Dalkeith is an affluent suburb of Perth, Western Australia within the City of Nedlands. The suburb is surrounded on three sides by the Swan River.

History

The suburb takes its name from a cottage built in 1833 by Captain Adam Armstrong and his sons, early settlers of the area who arrived aboard Gilmore. Armstrong, previously the manager of the Earl of Dalkeith's estate in Scotland, named the house "Dalkeith Cottage". The cottage was on a farm bought by James Gallop, who built a two-storey house c. 1872, now known as Gallop House. In 1897 the farm was sold off in lots for residential use. The house was bought by the state government in 1911, and was neglected for several decades before being restored in 1963-4. It is the oldest extant private residence in Dalkeith and the City of Nedlands.As at 2021, Dalkeith was the most expensive suburb for houses in Western Australia, with a median price of $2.9 million. Jutland Parade is the most expensive street in Dalkeith and considered one of the most expensive streets in Perth.At the riverside lies Sunset Hospital, built in 1904 and closed in 1995. Several of the buildings are heritage listed. In 2005 the University of Western Australia entered into an agreement with the state government to redevelop the site, including a museum, aged care and residential apartments. In September 2007 UWA withdrew from the agreement, citing delays and restrictions caused by the heritage status of the site.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +08:00

Area: 3.006 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 21 m

Population number: 4,240

Local Government Area: City of Nedlands

Location

City of Nedlands WA, PO Box 9, Dalkeith, WA 6009

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

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