Balga, Western Australia
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Balga is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, 13 kilometres (8 mi) north of Perth city's central business district (CBD). Its local government area is the City of Stirling. Mark Irwin is the current mayor.
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Balga Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 31.859°S 115.839°E / -31.859; 115.839 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 13,864 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1954 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6061 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5.2 km2 (2.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 13 km (8 mi) N of Perth | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Stirling | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mirrabooka | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Cowan | ||||||||||||||
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The name "Balga" was adopted in 1954 and is the Noongar (Aboriginal) word for the indigenous grass tree Xanthorrhoea preissii.[2] It was designed by the State Housing Commission along with Nollamara and Westminster as part of the "Mirrabooka Project", and the laying of streets and building of homes commenced in the 1960s.