Postans, Western Australia

Postans Perth Western Australia, Western Australia
Medina Research Station seen from Abercombie Road
Coordinates	32.219°S 115.813°E / -32.219; 115.813
Population	0 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	6167
Area	5 km^2 (1.9 sq mi)
LGA(s)	City of Kwinana
State electorate(s)	Kwinana
Federal division(s)	Brand
Suburbs around Postans: Hope Valley Mandogalup Mandogalup Kwinana Beach Postans The Spectacles Medina Orelia The Spectacles

Postans is an unpopulated suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana.

The suburb is named after George Postans who was one of the first settlers in the area. He arrived in the Colony as a convict in 1850 and after he was released he bought 100 acres (0.40 km^2) of land in 1882.[2] The suburb was formerly known as "Caledonia".

An agriculture research station known as "Medina Research Station", part of the Department of Agriculture and Food of the state government of Western Australia, is located in the suburb.

The suburb is otherwise dominated by several quarries, a tailing pond of the nearby Alcoa alumina refinery and a facility called the "Kwinana Wastewater Treatment Plant".

Transport

Bus

•    549 Rockingham Station to Fremantle Station – serves Thomas Road[3]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Postans (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "History of metropolitan suburb names – P". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
3. "Route 549". Bus Timetable 125 (PDF). Transperth. 9 October 2024 [effective from 9 December 2024].

External links

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