| Martin Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 32°04′16″S 116°02′13″E / 32.071°S 116.037°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,854 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6110 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Gosnells | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Kalamunda | ||||||||||||||
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Martin is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Gosnells. It was named in 1974 after a pioneer family of the Gosnells district, and in particular Edward Victor Martin who had served for 37 years on the council.[2]
Martin was formerly the location of the popular tourist attraction Cohuna Koala Park owned and run by the Sorbello family at 322 Mills Road East. International visitors such as Sir David Attenborough, Dolly Parton, Michael Jackson and Colonel Harland Sanders visited Cohuna during its time located in Martin. The site is now the location of the Kaarakin Black Cockatoo Conservation Centre.
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Transport
Bus
- 228 Gosnells Station to Thornlie Station – serves Gosnells Road[3]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Martin (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "History of metropolitan suburb names – M". Western Australian Land Information Authority. Archived from the original on 16 March 2022. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Route 228". Bus Timetable 5 (PDF). Transperth. 11 January 2024 [effective from 28 January 2024].
External links
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