Orange Grove, Western Australia

Suburb of Perth, Western Australia

32°01′19″S 116°01′37″E / 32.022°S 116.027°E / -32.022; 116.027Population726 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)6109LGA(s)City of GosnellsState electorate(s)

Federal division(s)Burt

Suburbs around Orange Grove:
Wattle Grove	Forrestfield	Lesmurdie
Kenwick	Orange Grove	Carmel
Maddington	Martin	Canning Mills

Orange Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the City of Gosnells.

Despite the name, Bickley Dam is situated within Orange Grove. It was constructed in 1921 on Bickley Brook, a tributary of the Canning River.

This created Bickley Reservoir, which has a capacity of 60 megalitres (16 million US gallons). It is a source of drinking water for the Integrated Water Supply System (IWSS) which services Perth, Mandurah, Pinjarra, Harvey and the Goldfields and Agricultural regions. It was used as a direct source of water for Perth until 1994. Since 1994, however, it has operated as a pumpback for Victoria Reservoir due to low pipeline pressure and poor water quality.^[2]

Transport

Bus

279 Maddington Central to Kalamunda Bus Station – serves Kelvin Road^[3]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Orange Grove (WA) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Bickley Reservoir Catchment Area Drinking Water Source Protection Plan Water Resource Protection Report Series. REPORT NO.61 JUNE 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2007.
^ "Route 279". Bus Timetable 94 (PDF). Transperth. 4 April 2024 [effective from 21 April 2024].