Sawyers Valley, Western Australia
| Sawyers Valley Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||
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 Great Eastern Highway in Sawyers Valley from the west | |||||||||||||
  Sawyers Valley | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°56′46″S 116°14′46″E / 31.946°S 116.246°ECoordinates: 31°56′46″S 116°14′46″E / 31.946°S 116.246°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 954 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6074 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mundaring | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Darling Range | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Pearce | ||||||||||||
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Sawyers Valley is sited on the Great Eastern Highway about 40 kilometres from Perth, Western Australia in the Shire of Mundaring. The community began as a sawmill and railway siding to process timber from the forest surrounding the Helena River to the south. Local employment included forest and Goldfields Water Supply Scheme maintenance, small orchards, and the Midland Railway Workshops.
Notes
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Sawyers Valley (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2012-10-30.
References
- Elliot, Ian (1983). Mundaring - A History of the Shire (2nd ed.). Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-0-9.
- Spillman, Ken (2003). Life was meant to be here: community and local government in the Shire of Mundaring. Mundaring: Mundaring Shire. ISBN 0-9592776-3-3.
External links
- http://www.vianet.net.au/~mdghobby/
- Sawyer's Valley on Geoscience Australia
- Mundaring and Hills Historical Society Website
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