Lesmurdie, Western Australia
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Lesmurdie is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia
, located within the Shire of Kalamunda
.
It is viewed as being a rival suburb to the neighbouring suburb of Kalamunda directly to the north. The main access to the suburb from the Swan Coastal Plain
is via Welshpool Road
, that snakes its way up the side of the Darling Scarp
from the suburb of Wattle Grove. Lesmurdie can also be accessed from Kalamunda, Walliston, Carmel and Bickley, primarily through Canning Road.
The main road is Lesmurdie Road, which starts from the south as a T-junction with Welshpool Road and finishes at a roundabout intersection with Canning Road and Lesmurdie Road East. Important secondary roads include Falls Road, Grove Road, Glyde Road, Gladys Road, Sanderson Road and Pomeroy Road. The shopping centres in the area are the Lesmurdie Village on Sanderson Road and the Lesmurdie Road Shopping Centre on the corner of Rooth Rd and Lesmurdie Rd.
Lesmurdie has three high schools within its boundaries, the government operated Lesmurdie Senior High School
as well as the privately operated Mazenod College
for boys and St Brigid's College
for girls.
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
, located within the Shire of Kalamunda
Shire of Kalamunda
The Shire of Kalamunda is a Local Government Area in the eastern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth, located about east of Perth's central business district. The Shire covers an area of , much of which is state forest rising into the Darling Scarp to the east...
.
It is viewed as being a rival suburb to the neighbouring suburb of Kalamunda directly to the north. The main access to the suburb from the Swan Coastal Plain
Swan Coastal Plain
The Swan Coastal Plain in Western Australia is the geographic feature which contains the Swan River as it travels west to the Indian Ocean. The coastal plain continues well beyond the boundaries of the Swan River and its tributaries, as a geological and biological zone, one of Western Australia's...
is via Welshpool Road
Welshpool Road, Perth
Welshpool Road is a major arterial road running through the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. Although the road is now split in two, having had its West and East sections disconnected due to the extension of Roe Highway, it remains Welshpool's second most important road , and the...
, that snakes its way up the side of the Darling Scarp
Darling Scarp
The Darling Scarp, also referred to as the Darling Range or Darling Ranges, is a low escarpment running north-south to the east of the Swan Coastal Plain and Perth, Western Australia...
from the suburb of Wattle Grove. Lesmurdie can also be accessed from Kalamunda, Walliston, Carmel and Bickley, primarily through Canning Road.
The main road is Lesmurdie Road, which starts from the south as a T-junction with Welshpool Road and finishes at a roundabout intersection with Canning Road and Lesmurdie Road East. Important secondary roads include Falls Road, Grove Road, Glyde Road, Gladys Road, Sanderson Road and Pomeroy Road. The shopping centres in the area are the Lesmurdie Village on Sanderson Road and the Lesmurdie Road Shopping Centre on the corner of Rooth Rd and Lesmurdie Rd.
Lesmurdie has three high schools within its boundaries, the government operated Lesmurdie Senior High School
Lesmurdie Senior High School
Lesmurdie Senior High School is a public high school in Lesmurdie, Western Australia, Australia.-History:The school was established in 1981 and caters for students in Year 8 to 12....
as well as the privately operated Mazenod College
Mazenod College
Mazenod College is a Roman Catholic Independent school for boys located in the Melbourne suburb of Mulgrave. It is one of three schools run by the Oblates of Mary Immaculate and the only one in Victoria. Mazenod College is a member of the Associated Catholic Colleges. Its sister school is Avila...
for boys and St Brigid's College
St Brigid's College
St Brigid's College is an independent Roman Catholic, day and boarding school for girls in Lesmurdie, a suburb of Perth, Western Australia.The campus consists of a girls high school for years 8-12 and a coeducational junior school for years K-7, sporting grounds, and boarding facilities for 137...
for girls.
External links
- Lesmurdie Falls National Park - Department of Environment and Conservation