Victory Heights, Western Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Victory Heights
City:Kalgoorlie–Boulder
State:wa
Lga:City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder
Map Type:nomap
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Coordinates:-30.7794°N 121.4708°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Postcode:6432
Stategov:Kalgoorlie
Fedgov:O'Connor
Near-Nw:Somerville
Near-N:Somerville
Near-Ne:South Kalgoorlie
Near-W:Broadwood
Near-E:Boulder
Near-Sw:Broadwood
Near-S:Boulder
Near-Se:Boulder

Victory Heights is a residential suburb of Kalgoorlie–Boulder, a city in the Eastern Goldfields region of Western Australia. At the 2016 census it had a population of 893 people, down from 908 at the 2011 census.

Geography

Victory Heights is bounded by Millen Street and Johnston Street to the north, Gatacre Drive to the west, Burt Street to the south, and Ivanhoe Street to the east. The two residential areas of the suburb (a larger western area and a smaller eastern area) are divided by Gribble Creek, an ephemeral waterway with bushland on both sides.[1]

History

Victory Heights was established by the Boulder Municipal Council after World War II to fill a housing shortage. The development was constructed on land bought from the federal government, which had previously been used to house servicemen working at RAAF Base Kalgoorlie.[2] Victory Heights was officially opened in March 1947 by John Teahan, the Mayor of Boulder,[3] with the subdivision's name having been chosen by local schoolchildren the previous year.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Victory+Heights+WA+6432 Victory Heights WA 6432
  2. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/53244851 "On Victory Heights"
  3. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/95595086 "VICTORY HEIGHTS: Opening of Boulder Housing Scheme"
  4. http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/59355696 "Victory Heights"