Bushmead, Western Australia

[3] Situated on the site of the former Bushmead Rifle Range,[4] a significant proportion of the suburb comprises parks and recreational reserve.Advertising by the developer, who bought the land for A$6.59 per square metre in 2010 from the Department of Defence on behalf of the Commonwealth of Australia,[5] states that "185 hectares [460 acres] of conservation bushland will be handed to the State Government as a permanent regional reserve."[6] The suburb is situated in the part of Noongar traditional Aboriginal country where the Whadjuk people are the local custodians.[8][9] It was an important location on the Upper Darling Range railway, being south of the end of the Midland Railway yards complex and associated sidings and infrastructure, and the beginning of the climb on the Kalamunda Zig Zag.A plaque was unveiled at an opening ceremony for the suburb of Bushmead in June 2017, by the Member for Midland Michelle Roberts and Cedar Woods developer Chairman Bill Hames.
Western AustraliaCoordinatesPostcode(s)LGA(s)City of SwanState electorate(s)MidlandFederal division(s)HasluckSuburbsHazelmereHelena ValleyGooseberry HillHigh WycombeMaida ValeDepartment of DefenceCommonwealth of AustraliaNoongarAboriginalWhadjukUpper Darling Range railwayKalamunda Zig ZagMichelle RobertsMidland StationHigh Wycombe StationAustralian Bureau of StatisticsBeechboroBennett SpringsBrabhamDaytonLockridgeBellevueCavershamGuildfordKoongamiaMiddle SwanMidvaleSouth GuildfordStrattonSwan ViewViveashWoodbridgeAveleyBullsbrookEllenbrookHenley BrookMelaleucaAvon Valley National ParkBaskervilleBelhusBrigadoonGidgegannupHerne HillJane BrookMillendonRed HillThe VinesUpper SwanWalyunga National ParkWest SwanBallajuraCullacabardeeMalagaWhiteman