| Wellard Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Wellard Station | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°16′08″S 115°51′54″E / 32.269°S 115.865°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 14,127 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6170 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi)[2] | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Kwinana | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kwinana, Baldivis | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Brand | ||||||||||||||
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Wellard is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana.
The suburb was named in 1923, originally referred to as 13-Mile Camp (part of the Peel Estate),[3] it was named after John Wellard, an early settler who owned a farm about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) from the suburb.[4] At the time of the 2021 census there were 14,127 people living in the suburb of Wellard, up from 3,246 in 2011.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wellard (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Wellard (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ {The Listening Post,1923}
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – W". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
