Anketell, Western Australia

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Anketell
Perth, Western Australia
Anketell

Location in metropolitan Perth

Coordinates 32°13′08″S 115°51′54″E / 32.219°S 115.865°E / -32.219; 115.865Coordinates: 32°13′08″S 115°51′54″E / 32.219°S 115.865°E / -32.219; 115.865
Population 234 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 6167
LGA(s) City of Kwinana
State electorate(s) Kwinana
Federal Division(s) Brand
Suburbs around Anketell:
Hope Valley Wandi Oakford
The Spectacles Anketell Oakford
Bertram Casuarina Oakford

Anketell is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana.

Anketell was part of early settler Thomas Peel's land grant, used for the 1920s Group Settlement Scheme in "Peel Estate". It is named after Peel Estate's surveyor, Richard John Anketell.[2]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Anketell (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  2. Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names – A". Retrieved 2008-08-31.


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