Wellard, Western Australia
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| Coordinates: 32°16′08″S 115°51′54″E / 32.269°S 115.865°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
| City | Perth | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 16.3 km2 (6.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 14,127 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6170 | ||||||||||||
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Wellard is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kwinana.
The suburb was named in 1923, originally referred to as 13-Mile Camp (part of the Peel Estate), it was named after John Wellard, an early settler who owned a farm about 7.5 kilometres (4.7 mi) from the suburb. At the time of the 2021 census there were 14,127 people living in the suburb of Wellard, up from 3,246 in 2011.