Beaconsfield
Perth, Western Australia
Christ the King Church, Beaconsfield
Coordinates32°04′10″S 115°46′07″E / 32.0693877°S 115.768587°E / -32.0693877; 115.768587 (Beaconsfield)
Population5,315 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)6162
LGA(s)City of Fremantle
State electorate(s)Fremantle
Federal division(s)Fremantle
Suburbs around Beaconsfield:
Fremantle White Gum Valley Hilton
South Fremantle Beaconsfield Hilton
South Fremantle Hamilton Hill Hamilton Hill

Beaconsfield is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Fremantle. It was named after a property of the same name in the area in the 1880s; the name was officially adopted from the post office on 1 August 1894. The name's origin is unknown, but it probably comes from the town in England or the Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli, a former Conservative Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.[2]

Beaconsfield is predominantly a low to medium density residential suburb with extensive community facilities including Fremantle College, several primary schools, and an array of open space recreation reserves and local shops.

Facilities and amenities

Parks and playgrounds

  • Beacy Park
  • Davis Park
  • Dick Lawrence Oval
  • Hilton Park Soccer Fields
  • Ken Allen Field
  • James Moore Pioneer Park
  • Bruce Lee Reserve

Transport facilities

  • Bus routes available[3]

Schools and education

There are a number of schools in the suburb including several primary and one high school.

  • Beaconsfield Primary School[4]
  • Winterfold Primary School[5]
  • Christ the King School[6]
  • Fremantle College
  • Fremantle Peel District Education

Sporting clubs

  • Hilton Park Junior Cricket Club
  • Hilton Park Bowling & Recreation Club
  • Fremantle City Dockers Junior Football Club Inc.
  • Fremantle Roosters Rugby League Football Club Inc
  • Excalibur Fencing Club

Shops and shopping centre

  • Lefroy Road Shopping Centre

Notable citizens

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Beaconsfield (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ↑ Unknown. "Perth and surrounds suburb names". www0.landgate.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Home". transperth.wa.gov.au.
  4. ↑ "Home". beaconsfieldps.wa.edu.au.
  5. ↑ http://www.winterfoldps.wa.edu.au Winterfold
  6. ↑ "Home". ctk.wa.edu.au.
  7. ↑ "On my bedside table". The West Australian. 26 January 2008. p. 26 (West Weekend Magazine). Mr Tagliaferri lives in Beaconsfield, with his wife Albina, two teenage daughters, Liana and Georgina, and a St Bernard dog called Revlon.

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