Serpentine, Western Australia
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| Coordinates: 32°21′54″S 115°58′52″E / 32.365°S 115.981°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1893 | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 104.8 km2 (40.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 1,485 (UCL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6125 | ||||||||||||
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Serpentine is a town located 55 kilometres (34 mi) south-southeast of Perth, the capital of Western Australia, and 7 km south of Mundijong.
Serpentine is located on the South Western Railway between Perth and Bunbury, and was one of the original stations when the line was opened in 1893. The population of the town was 128 (80 males and 48 females) in 1898. At the 2016 census, Serpentine had a population of 1,265.
It is the locality to which the Bureau of Meteorology weather radar has been shifted following on from the original Perth location in West Perth. The Bodhinyana Buddhist Monastery is located near the town. Serpentine also serves as a stop on the Australind passenger train from Perth to Bunbury.