Suburb of Perth, Western Australia
Nedlands is a western suburb of Perth, the capital city of Western Australia. It is a part of the local government areas of the City of Nedlands and the City of Perth. It is about 7 kilometres (4 mi) from the Perth CBD via either Thomas Street or Mounts Bay Road.
Features
Nedlands is a mixed-character suburb. It contains:
The hospital and Stirling Highway are well served by the CircleRoute and other bus routes. Nedlands also contains some grocery shops and a library. It also contains the Perth Children's Hospital, adjoining the Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, as part of the Queen Elizabeth II Medical Centre complex.
Parks
The Peace Memorial Rose Garden on Stirling Highway commemorates lives lost in war. It was developed by the Rose Society and the Nedlands Road Board in the 1950s. It was dedicated in 1951.[2][3]
Transport
Nedlands is served by the CircleRoute and other services along Stirling Highway, Hampden Road, Broadway and Princess Road. All services are operated by Swan Transit.
Politics
Nedlands is part of the federal division of Curtin. The federal seat has traditionally been regarded as a safe seat, being continually retained by the Liberal Party with the exception of former Liberal Party member Allan Rocher as an independent politician between 1996 and 1998, but was won by independent politician Kate Chaney at the 2022 Australian federal election. For the parliament of Western Australia, the state electoral district of Nedlands is held by Labor member Katrina Stratton.
Its easternmost booth near the university is marginal at both levels of government, and all parts of the suburb exhibit a strong Green vote (and historically environmental concerns have also resulted in a strong primary vote for Liberals for Forests).
Climate
Due to its elevation, Nedlands is slightly cooler and wetter than the Perth central business district.
| Climate data for Nedlands
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| Month
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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Year
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| Mean daily maximum °C (°F)
|
29.6
(85.3)
|
29.7
(85.5)
|
27.6
(81.7)
|
23.8
(74.8)
|
20.7
(69.3)
|
18.5
(65.3)
|
17.5
(63.5)
|
18.1
(64.6)
|
19.4
(66.9)
|
21.6
(70.9)
|
24.4
(75.9)
|
27.0
(80.6)
|
23.2
(73.8)
|
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F)
|
17.8
(64.0)
|
18.1
(64.6)
|
16.6
(61.9)
|
13.3
(55.9)
|
10.9
(51.6)
|
9.7
(49.5)
|
8.5
(47.3)
|
8.4
(47.1)
|
9.6
(49.3)
|
11.4
(52.5)
|
13.7
(56.7)
|
16.0
(60.8)
|
12.8
(55.0)
|
| Average precipitation mm (inches)
|
7.7
(0.30)
|
12.1
(0.48)
|
17.4
(0.69)
|
50.3
(1.98)
|
110.8
(4.36)
|
186.8
(7.35)
|
170.3
(6.70)
|
114.3
(4.50)
|
69.9
(2.75)
|
49.8
(1.96)
|
19.4
(0.76)
|
12.7
(0.50)
|
836.5
(32.93)
|
| Average precipitation days
|
2.2
|
2.0
|
3.4
|
7.6
|
12.1
|
17.3
|
17.9
|
17.9
|
12.2
|
9.1
|
4.8
|
4.8
|
106.6
|
| Source: [4]
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