Embleton, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Embleton
city = Perth
state = wa


caption =
lga = City of Bayswater
postcode = 6062
est =
pop = 2,434 (2006 census)Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC51466|name=Embleton (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-10-05]
area = 1.7
stategov = Maylands, Bassendean
fedgov = Perth
near-nw = Morley
near-n = Morley
near-ne = Morley
near-w = Morley
near-e = Bayswater
near-sw = Bedford
near-s = Bayswater
near-se = Bayswater
dist1 = 8 | dir1 = NE | location1= Perthcoord|-31.904|115.910|type:city(2434)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title

Embleton is a suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia, and is located convert|8|km|mi|0 northeast of Perth's central business district (CBD) between the suburbs of Morley and Bayswater. Its Local Government Area is the City of Bayswater.

History

The area developed during the the early 20th century as a rural district on the outskirts of Perth, characterised by five acre lots with a number of self-built houses. From the late 1950s, much of the land was resumed by the State Housing Commission, to be resubdivided and developed for detached suburban housing, which continues to typify the area. [cite web|url=http://www.heritage.gov.au/ourhouse/essay36.html|title=The Self Built Home, Sudlow Street, Embleton, Western Australia|author=Cathie May|publisher=Australian Heritage Commission|accessdate=2008-02-01]

The name Embleton honours an early settler, George Embleton, who arrived in 1829 as a servant of Dr John Watley, who had settled in the Bayswater district. [LandInfo WA|m|E|2007-06-03]

Geography

Embleton is bounded by Broun Avenue (the continuation of Beaufort Street) to the west and north and Beechboro Road to the east.Streetsmart WA|maps=Maps 314,344]

Facilities

The suburb contains a primary school, water leisure centre and a golf course. Wotton Reserve, which includes a skate park and a soccer pitch, is located in the suburb's northeast. John Forrest Senior High School and Hillcrest Primary School are just beyond the suburb's southwestern boundary.

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