Hazelmere, Western Australia

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


caption =
lga = City of Swan
postcode = 6055
est =
pop = 922 (2006 census)Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC51591|name=Hazelmere (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-10-05]
area =
stategov = Midland
fedgov = Hasluck
near-nw = Woodbridge
near-n = Midland
near-ne = Helena Valley
near-w = Guildford
near-e = Gooseberry Hill
near-sw = South Guildford
near-s = High Wycombe
near-se = Maida Valecoord|-31.901|115.992|type:city(922)_region:AU-WA_scale:30000|format=dms|display=title

Hazelmere is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Bordered by Reid Highway to the east, and the Great Eastern Highway Bypass to the south, Hazelmere is located at the northern edge of Perth Airport land.

It is in the City of Swan local government area.

History

Hazelmere is part of the Woodbridge land grant given to Captain James Stirling in 1829.LandInfo WA|m|H|2008-02-23] When a Guildford auctioneer bought the land in 1883, he subdivided the property into smaller lots, and one was named Hazelmere after the English suburb of Haslemere in Guildford, Surrey.

Formerly an extensive rural buffer between Midland and the airport it is almost completely Industrial land.

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