Back Serpentine (bahin nga lungsod) CEB Serpentine (West-Australië) Dutch Serpentine (Australia Zachodnia) Polish Serpentine, Western Australia Swedish
| Serpentine Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Serpentine in 2009 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°21′54″S 115°58′52″E / 32.365°S 115.981°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,485 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1893 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6125 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 104.8 km2 (40.5 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 55 km (34 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Darling Range | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Canning | ||||||||||||||
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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]
It is the locality to which the BOM weather radar has been shifted following on from the original Perth location in West Perth.[5] The Bodhinyana Buddhist Monastery is located near the town.[6] Serpentine also serves as a stop on the Australind passenger train from Perth to Bunbury.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Serpentine (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Serpentine (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Western Australia Information".
- ^ "Bodhinyana Monastery".
