Peppermint Grove, Western Australia
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| Peppermint Grove Perth, Western Australia |
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 Grove of Peppermint trees overlooking Freshwater Bay on the Swan River |
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| Population: | 1,580 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1830s | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6011 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1.1 km² (0.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $1,980,000 (Q4 2007)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 12 km (7 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Shire of Peppermint Grove | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Cottesloe | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Curtin | ||||||||||||
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Peppermint Grove is a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia on the north bank of the Swan River at Freshwater Bay. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Peppermint Grove. It was named for the "Peppermint trees" (Agonis flexuosa) which grew profusely in the area.
The suburb is synonymous with wealth and grandeur and is host to some of the most beautiful historic houses in Perth such as "St Just" and the Bayview Terrace home built by local mining magnate Peter Jermyn. Peppermint Grove is well known for its connection to the state's oldest and richest families. Prominent residents include the Burt, Forrest, Bunning and, more recently, Mitsui families. Its Sydney and Melbourne equivalents would be Vaucluse and Toorak respectively.
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[edit] History
At the time of European settlement and for some years after, the area was thickly wooded with tuart, jarrah, red gum, banksia as well as the peppermint trees which gave the suburb its name.
In 1830, John Butler, an innkeeper, was given a grant of 250 acres (1 km²) on Freshwater Bay, after unsuccessfully attempting to secure land at Claremont. From this location, he operated "The Bush Inn", a stone house he had built and rigged out with native mahogany. After a series of arguments with the colonial authorities of the day, Butler left for Sydney in October 1835, but did not dispose of the property.
After the death of Butler's wife, Ann, in 1886, a syndicate of businessmen including George Leake persuaded Butler's children to sell the land.[3] In 1891, it was subdivided and lots were sold for £7 to £12 each. Two of the earliest residents were Edward Keane, Lord Mayor of Perth, and John Forrest, Premier of Western Australia. Just four years later, residents got a road board, later to become the Peppermint Grove Shire Council - to this day, the smallest in Australia at just 1.1 km².
[edit] Geography
Peppermint Grove is situated between Stirling Highway on the west and the Swan River at Freshwater Bay to the east. It spans six blocks, with its main streets named after the first post-subdivision residents of the suburb - McNeil, Forrest, Leake, Irvine, Keane, Johnston and Venn.
At the ABS 2001 census, Peppermint Grove had a high-income, mostly white population of 1,379 people living in 590 dwellings. The ABS noted that 69% of the suburb's workforce were managers or professionals.[1]
[edit] Facilities
Cottesloe Primary School and Presbyterian Ladies' College are located within the suburb, as is the council office and library on Stirling Highway, a small shopping centre opposite the Cottesloe shopping area, and reserves along the riverfront, most notably Manners Hill Park and Keanes Point Reserve, which offer recreational facilities and jetties.
[edit] Transport
The western edge of the suburb is serviced by the CircleRoute along Stirling Highway, and the Cottesloe train station on the Fremantle line.[4] All services are operated by the Public Transport Authority.
[edit] Politics
Peppermint Grove is part of the federal division of Curtin. The federal seat is held by the conservative Liberal Party. It is regarded as a safe seat as it has been continually retained by the Liberal Party with the exception of former Liberal member Allan Rocher as an Independant politician between 1996 and 1998. For the parliament of Western Australia, the state electoral district of Cottesloe is also held by the Liberal Party.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Community Profile Series : Peppermint Grove (State Suburb). 2006 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved on 2007-12-30.
- ^ Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (2008). Suburb Profile - Peppermint Grove. Retrieved on 2008-02-18.
- ^ Bolton, Geoffrey; Jenny Gregory [1999]. Claremont - A History. Perth, WA: University of WA Press, 1-10. ISBN 1-876268-38-7.
- ^ Transperth website, accessed 2006-11-18.
[edit] External links
- Peppermint Grove, Western Australia is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Shire of Peppermint Grove Website
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