Wembley, Western Australia
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Wembley is a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the Town of Cambridge. Its postcode is 6014.
Wembley Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 31.936°S 115.814°E / -31.936; 115.814 | ||||||||||||||
Population | 12,061 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 6014 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 4.5 km2 (1.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 5 km (3 mi) WNW of Perth CBD | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Town of Cambridge City of Stirling | ||||||||||||||
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Federal division(s) | Curtin | ||||||||||||||
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The main streets in Wembley are Cambridge Street, Harborne Street, Grantham Street and Selby Street. It is an upper middle class, medium-density suburb. Wembley is home to Bold Park Community School, Lake Monger Primary, Wembley Primary School and the Speech and Hearing Centre. Lake Monger is a large lake located on the outer edges of the suburb.
The 2016 Census recorded a population of just over 11,000.[2] Wembley was originally inhabited by the Mooro people of the Noongar Aboriginal clan for at least 40,000 years before European settlement.[3] After the arrival of Europeans, Wembley was settled through land grants and purchasing of land by the Catholic Church.[4] Intense subdivision[3] of land and introduction of public transportation[5] saw the area develop, and was named Wembley Park in 1924,[6] shortened to Wembley in 1935.[7]