- Kelmscott, Western Australia
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Kelmscott
city = Perth
state = wa
caption =
lga = City of Armadale
postcode = 6111
pop = 9,417 (2006 census)
area = 15.9
est =
propval = $333,000 (Q1 2007) cite web|url=http://reiwa.com/res/res-iframe-suburbprofile-view.cfm?Stats_ID=95|title=Suburb Profile - Kelmscott|author=Real Estate Institute of Western Australia|year=2007|accessdate=2007-06-08]
stategov = Armadale
fedgov = Canning
dist1 = 23 | dir1 = SE
location1= Perth
dist2 = 5 | dir2 = N
location2= Armadale
near-nw = Champion Lakes
near-n = Martin
near-ne = Martin
near-w = Westfield
near-e = Roleystone
near-sw = Seville Grove
near-s = Armadale
near-se = Mount Nasuracoord|-32.119|116.026|type:city(9417)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=titleKelmscott is a southeastern suburb of Perth,
Western Australia . Its Local Government Area is theCity of Armadale , and it is located convert|23|km|mi|0|lk=on southeast of Perth alongAlbany Highway .Kelmscott was one of the very early towns established in the
Swan River Colony and was named afterKelmscott ,Oxfordshire , the birthpace of the firstAnglican clergyman in the colony,Thomas Hobbes Scott (1783-1860) [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A020389b.htm]The suburb of Kelmscott is bisected by the Canning River. On the western side of the river is the flat coastal plain upon which most of Perth is situated. This area includes the Stargate Kelmscott and Kelmscott Village shopping areas along
Albany Highway , the light industrial area, the Kelmscott Senior High School and a residential area. To the east, the suburb rises into the westernDarling Scarp .Kelmscott celebrated its 175th anniversary on 9 October 2005. The highlight of the celebrations was the running of the
Hotham Valley Railway steam locomotive Pm706 fromPerth railway station to Kelmscott station, with stops at Cannington, Gosnells, then Armadale station. This was the first running of steam "under the wires" on theTransperth network for some time. The event was specially arranged by thePublic Transport Authority , whose Minister is also the member of parliament for the local electorate.chools
* Kelmscott Primary School (1882) - 396 students in 2006, one of the first primary schools established in Western Australia
* Kelmscott Senior High School (1973) - 1507 students in 2006
* Clifton Hills Primary School (1972) - 333 students in 2006. Fire damage in 1992.
* Grovelands Primary School (1980)
* Kelmscott Bro
* Petrol Stationsee also
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