Piesse Brook, Western Australia

Piesse Brook is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Kalamunda. It was officially named in 1972, although the name had been in use since 1890 for a watercourse in the area which honoured William Roper Piesse, a prominent citizen with a large family who were based in Guildford.[2]

Piesse Brook
Perth, Western Australia, Western Australia
Coordinates31.971°S 116.080°E / -31.971; 116.080
Population210 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)6076
LGA(s)City of Kalamunda
State electorate(s)Darling Range
Federal division(s)Pearce
Suburbs around Piesse Brook:
Gooseberry Hill Darlington Paulls Valley
Gooseberry Hill Piesse Brook Paulls Valley
Kalamunda Bickley Hacketts Gully

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Piesse Brook (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  2. "History of metropolitan suburb names – P". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Retrieved 10 October 2008.


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