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Henderson

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City of Cockburn WA, PO Box 1215, Henderson, WA 6166
08 9411 3444

Description

Henderson is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn.

Henderson is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn.

History

The suburb of Henderson comprises land resumed by the Commonwealth Government in 1915 for defence purposes. A large naval base was planned by Admiral Sir Reginald Henderson, and the area was sometimes referred to as "Henderson Naval Base". The name was approved for the suburb in 1973.In 2019, the City of Cockburn approved a split of the neighbouring suburb Munster, whereby the north-western part of the suburb would become the new suburb of Lake Coogee while another part, in the south-west, would be added to Henderson. The changes came into effect on 30 March 2020, thereby enlarging the suburb of Henderson.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 1-100

Time zone: UTC +08:00

Area: 8.74 km2

Elevation: 4-10 metres

Town elevation: 8 m

Population number: 14

Local Government Area: City of Cockburn

Location

City of Cockburn WA, PO Box 1215, Henderson, WA 6166

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

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