Queens Park, Western Australia
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| Queens Park Perth, WA |
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| Population: | 3,529[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6107 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $251,125[2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 11 km (7 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | Canning | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Victoria Park | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Swan | ||||||||||||
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Queens Park is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Canning. Its postcode is 6107.
[edit] History
The suburb derives its name from the former Queens Park Road Board that was incorporated into the Canning and Belmont Road Boards.[3]
Queens Park was originally known as Woodlupine. The name change was brought about following a murder in 1911. Local residents and authorities feared the incident could jeopardise the development of the area. It was agreed that the name would be changed to Queens Park to honour Queen Alexandra, wife of King Edward VII.[4]
The largest single land holder in Queens Park was Sister Kate's children's home which was founded by Sister Kate in 1934 and expanded in 1936 which at the time, A. O. Neville, the government Chief Protector of Aboriginals was the architect of an official scheme which oversaw the care, custody and education of Aboriginal and half-caste children under 16 years in the state. The scheme's purpose was to integrate young and part Aboriginal children into white society by separating them from their families. The process by which the separation was done has since been widely condemned when a report entitled Bringing Them Home was published in 1997 following a federal government enquiry. These people are now known as the Stolen Generation.
[edit] Present day
Queens Park now incorporates the former suburb of Maniana, once of State Housing development post WW2, which is being pulled down and redeveloped into "Quatro".
New developments such as "Skytown" have seen property prices boom as developers buy up old houses for unit development especially around the older parts of Queens Park on Welshpool Rd.
This may also be because Queens Park seems to have a bad reputation as a local hotspot for trouble and violence.[citation needed]
Schools include Queens Park Primary School which also had a bad reputation in the past. Queens Park Primary is now a safe, caring school where staff and students work together.[citation needed] Many changes have been made within the school to the physical environment, to the community culture and to the way the school, students and curriculum are managed.[citation needed] These changes have brought about significant improvements across all areas.[citation needed] Other schools include Saint Josephs Primary and Saint Norbert College.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Queens Park (State Suburb). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-06-30.
- ^ Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (2007). Suburb Profile - Queens Park. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
- ^ Carden, F.G. Along the Canning: A History of the City of Canning Western Australia, Covering its progress from Roads Board to Shire, to Town, to City City of Canning, 1st Edition 1968, 2nd edition, 1991,
- ^ Dept of Land Information, History of metropolitan suburb names
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