Calista | |||||||||||||
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 Kwinana Adventure Park, located at Calista | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 32°14′31″S 115°48′25″E / 32.242°S 115.807°E / -32.242; 115.807 | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Perth | ||||||||||||
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| Area [3] | |||||||||||||
• Total | 2.3 km2 (0.89 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Population | |||||||||||||
| • Total | 1,975 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6167 | ||||||||||||
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Calista is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana.
Calista is one of the Kwinana suburbs named after a ship. Calista was one of the first ships to bring settlers to the Swan River Colony. She arrived with 73 passengers on 5 August 1829 under the command of Captain S. Hawkins. Two of the most notable passengers on the ship were Lionel and William Samson.[4]
Calista is home to the Kwinana Adventure Park which was voted the Western Australia's joint Favourite Playground in 2021.[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Calista (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Calista (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "2016 Community Profiles: Calista (State Suburb)". 2016 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ Perth and surrounds suburb names: Calista Landgate, accessed: 1 March 2021
- ^ "Australia's Favourite Playground". Boobobutt. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
External links
Media related to Calista, Western Australia at Wikimedia Commons
