Serpentine
Western Australia
Serpentine
Coordinates32°21′54″S 115°58′52″E / 32.365°S 115.981°E / -32.365; 115.981
Population1,485 (UCL 2021)[1]
Established1893
Postcode(s)6125
Area104.8 km2 (40.5 sq mi)[2]
Location55 km (34 mi) from Perth
LGA(s)Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale
State electorate(s)Darling Range
Federal division(s)Canning
Localities around Serpentine:
Mardella Mardella Jarrahdale
Hopeland Serpentine Jarrahdale
Keysbrook Keysbrook

Serpentine is a town located 55 kilometres (34 mi) south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and 7 km south of Mundijong.

Serpentine is located on the South Western Railway between Perth and Bunbury, and was one of the original stations when the line was opened in 1893. The population of the town was 128 (80 males and 48 females) in 1898.[3] At the 2016 census, Serpentine had a population of 1,265.[4]

In 1891 the government had opened up land in the area by declaring the Serpentine Agricultural Area, and in 1893 decided there was sufficient demand for town lots by gazetting the Townsite of Serpentine in December 1893. The townsite derives its name from the nearby Serpentine River. The name is descriptive, derived from the "serpentine" nature of the river in its lower reaches where it was discovered and named in the early 1830s.[5]

It is the locality to which the BOM weather radar has been shifted following on from the original Perth location in West Perth.[6]

The Bodhinyana Buddhist Monastery is located near the town.[7]

Serpentine also serves as a stop on the Australind passenger train from Perth to Bunbury.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Serpentine (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. 
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "2021 Community Profiles: Serpentine (WA) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "POPULATION OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA". Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954). Perth, WA: National Library of Australia. 22 April 1898. p. 23. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Serpentine (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  5. ↑ "History of metropolitan suburb names – S". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2007.
  6. ↑ "Western Australia Information".
  7. ↑ "Bodhinyana Monastery".
Preceding station Transwa Transwa Following station
Mundijong
towards Perth
 Australind North Dandalup
towards Bunbury
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