Piesse Brook, Western Australia

Piesse Brook
Interactive map of Piesse Brook
Coordinates: 31°58′16″S 116°04′48″E / 31.971°S 116.080°E / -31.971; 116.080
CountryAustralia
StateWestern Australia
CityPerth, Western Australia
LGA
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total214 (SAL 2021)[2]
Postcode
6076
Suburbs around Piesse Brook
Gooseberry Hill Darlington Paulls Valley
Gooseberry Hill Piesse Brook Paulls Valley
Kalamunda Bickley Hacketts Gully

Piesse Brook is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Kalamunda. It was officially named in 1972, although the name had been in use since 1890 for a watercourse in the area which honoured William Roper Piesse, a prominent citizen with a large family who were based in Guildford.[3]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Piesse Brook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Piesse Brook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  3. ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – P". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2008.