Bateman, Western Australia
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Bateman | |||||||||||||
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 Northeast of suburb, near monuments to Noalimba | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 32°03′20″S 115°50′50″E / 32.055541°S 115.8472485°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Perth | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1960s | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 2.0 km2 (0.77 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 3,832 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6150 | ||||||||||||
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Bateman is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Melville.
It is a mostly residential suburb with convenient road access to the Perth central business district, Fremantle, the main industrial sites, and airports. Bull Creek railway station is located at its north-eastern corner. In the 2016 census, it was recorded as having a population of 3,717 persons.[2]
The suburb is named after a family of prominent merchants who commenced business after arriving in the Swan River colony on board Medina in 1830. John Bateman built a general store in Fremantle and he became postmaster at Fremantle in 1833. He also took part in the establishment of a whaling business at Bathers Beach, Fremantle. After his death in 1855, his sons took over the family business.[3]
The Noalimba Reception Centre,[4] built in 1968 at a cost of A$1.55 million, equivalent to A$21.56 in 2022, to accommodate British migrants to Western Australia, was located in the northeast of Bateman. Noalimba means 'belonging to all'.[5]
Geography
The suburb is bounded by Leach Highway to the north, Kwinana Freeway to the east, South Street to the south and Murdoch Drive to the west.[6]
