Bickley, Western Australia

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Bickley
PerthWestern Australia
Bickley is located in Perth
Bickley
Bickley
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Population 956 (2006 census)[citation needed]
Postcode(s) 6076
LGA(s) Shire of Kalamunda
State electorate(s) Darling Range
Federal Division(s) Pearce
Suburbs around Bickley:
Kalamunda Piesse Brook Hacketts Gully
Walliston Bickley Reservoir
Carmel Pickering Brook Pickering Brook

Bickley is a suburb located within the Shire of Kalamunda, in Perth, Western Australia.

It is situated on the Darling Scarp and is known for the brook of the same name.[1]

Before 1949 it was a stopping place on the Upper Darling Range Railway. It was originally known as "Heidelburg", but during World War I, the WAGR renamed it "Bickley" after a local pioneer Wallace Bickley.[2]

It has been the site of holiday and other sorts of camps.[3]

The Seven Network and Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Perth Television transmission towers have been located there since the founding of television in Perth in 1959 [4][5]

Perth Observatory, originally situated in West Perth is also currently located in Bickley.[6]

It is also one of the major meteorological stations within the Perth Metropolitan Area due to its length of time of operation and location on the Darling Scarp.[7]

It is also the location of water reservoirs [8][9]

Climate

Climate data for Bickley
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 30.6
(87.1)
30.6
(87.1)
28.1
(82.6)
23.5
(74.3)
19.5
(67.1)
16.0
(60.8)
15.0
(59)
15.9
(60.6)
17.4
(63.3)
21.0
(69.8)
24.9
(76.8)
27.9
(82.2)
22.5
(72.5)
Average low °C (°F) 15.2
(59.4)
15.7
(60.3)
14.5
(58.1)
12.5
(54.5)
10.2
(50.4)
8.1
(46.6)
7.1
(44.8)
7.4
(45.3)
8.1
(46.6)
9.4
(48.9)
11.7
(53.1)
13.4
(56.1)
11.1
(52)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 17.2
(0.677)
20.0
(0.787)
24.7
(0.972)
55.7
(2.193)
130.2
(5.126)
205.1
(8.075)
221.8
(8.732)
169.5
(6.673)
120.5
(4.744)
67.0
(2.638)
41.4
(1.63)
12.5
(0.492)
1,096.5
(43.169)
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology[7]

See also

References

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  4. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/134908/20120911-1517/blog.televisionau.com/2009/04/celebrating-50-years-of-wa-tv1e76.html -mention of the Tuart Hill Studios and Bickley Transmission for Channel 7
  5. http://ozdigitaltv.com/transmitters/WA/402-Bickley-Carmel-Walliston - current transmitters
  6. Location & Contact Details www.perthobservatory.wa.gov.au. Retrieved 11 February 2007.
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