| White Gum Valley Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Pitts Lane, White Gum Valley | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°03′37″S 115°46′14″E / 32.0603082°S 115.7705674°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3,358 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6162 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Fremantle | ||||||||||||||
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White Gum Valley is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia located within the City of Fremantle. It is situated behind the main ridge that lies east of Fremantle.
There are no records of the origins of the name,[2] but it is thought to be named for the tuart tree Eucalyptus gomphocephala, which is less frequently known as white gum and has box-like bleached white to light grey coloured bark and is native to the area.[3]
White Gum Valley is bordered by South Street to the south, Carrington Street to the east, Stevens Street to the north and Edmund Street to the west.
Several of the streets in the White Gum Valley are named for pioneering families in the area, such as Samson Street named after Sir Frederick Samson. Most of the streets running north-to-south are named after towns and localities in the Murchison and Mid West regions of Western Australia: Yilgarn Street, Wiluna Street, Nannine Avenue, Yalgoo Avenue, Wongan Avenue, and Minilya Avenue.
Two parks and reserves are located in the suburb of White Gum Valley: Davies Reserve in the west of the suburb, and Valley Park in the centre of the suburb. The Royal Fremantle Golf Club (Inc.) and Fremantle Golf Course are located to the north of the suburb, in Fremantle.
White Gum Valley Primary School is located in the west of the suburb. Kim Beazley School, formerly used by special education students, was shut in 2008.[4] The former school was demolished in 2011 to make way for residential development.[5]
