Singleton, Western Australia
Suburb of Perth, Western Australia
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Singleton is an outer suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, located entirely within the City of Rockingham local government area. It is the southernmost suburb of the Perth metropolitan area and is actually closer to the regional city Mandurah than either the Perth central business district or Rockingham. The area is under development near the school, Singleton Primary, and near the main oval, Laurie Stanford Reserve. There is a petrol service station, a small shopping centre, and a school.
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Singleton seen from the foreshore | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 32.449°S 115.756°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Perth | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 3.6 km2 (1.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 4,021 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6175 | ||||||||||||
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The suburb was named after Captain Francis Singleton, who arrived in the area in 1839 and became a substantial landholder in the area.[3]
Transport
Bus
- 574 Lakelands Station to Warnbro Station – serves Mandurah Road, Singleton Beach Road, McVeigh Street, Navigator Drive and Dorado Street[4]
