Commonwealth Heritage List in Western Australia facts for kids

This is a list of places on the Commonwealth Heritage List in Western Australia. The Commonwealth Heritage List is a heritage register which lists places of historic, cultural and natural heritage on Commonwealth land or in Commonwealth waters, or owned or managed by the Commonwealth Government. To be listed, a place has to meet one or more of the nine Commonwealth Heritage List criteria.

List

Currently listed places

Listed are all 19 places in Western Australia that are currently on the Commonwealth Heritage List in the state as of 2020:

Place name	Place ID	Class	Listed	Address	Suburb or town	Coordinates	Photo
Army Magazine Buildings Irwin Barracks	105215	Historic	22 June 2004	Brallos Pass	Karrakatta	31°57′57″S 115°47′41″E / 31.9658°S 115.7946°E / -31.9658; 115.7946 (Army Magazine Buildings Irwin Barracks)
Artillery Barracks	105332	Historic	22 June 2004	2 Burt Street	Fremantle	32°02′41″S 115°45′17″E / 32.0446°S 115.7546°E / -32.0446; 115.7546 (Artillery Barracks)
Bindoon Defence Training Area	105619	Natural	25 October 2004	Dewars Pool Road	Bindoon	31°16′38″S 116°17′11″E / 31.2773°S 116.2864°E / -31.2773; 116.2864 (Bindoon Defence Training Area)
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse	105416	Historic	22 June 2004	Leeuwin Road	Cape Leeuwin via Augusta	34°22′30″S 115°08′11″E / 34.3750°S 115.1364°E / -34.3750; 115.1364 (Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse)
Claremont Post Office	105526	Historic	22 June 2004	Bayview Terrace	Claremont	31°58′53″S 115°46′54″E / 31.9813°S 115.7816°E / -31.9813; 115.7816 (Claremont Post Office)
Cliff Point Historic Site	105273	Historic	22 June 2004		Garden Island	32°11′18″S 115°40′32″E / 32.1882°S 115.6756°E / -32.1882; 115.6756 (Cliff Point Historic Site)
Garden Island	105274	Natural	22 June 2004		Garden Island	32°11′57″S 115°40′31″E / 32.1992°S 115.6752°E / -32.1992; 115.6752 (Garden Island)
Geraldton Drill Hall Complex	105658	Historic	22 June 2004	Cathedral Avenue	Geraldton	28°46′33″S 114°36′35″E / 28.7758°S 114.6098°E / -28.7758; 114.6098 (Geraldton Drill Hall Complex)
Inglewood Post Office	106134	Historic	8 November 2011	885 Beaufort Street	Inglewood	31°55′18″S 115°53′06″E / 31.9216°S 115.8851°E / -31.9216; 115.8851 (Inglewood Post Office)
J Gun Battery	105272	Historic	22 June 2004	Entrance Point	Garden Island	32°09′31″S 115°39′53″E / 32.1587°S 115.6647°E / -32.1587; 115.6647 (J Gun Battery)
Lancelin Defence Training Area	105578	Natural	22 June 2004	Mimegarra Road	Lancelin	30°47′52″S 115°22′55″E / 30.7977°S 115.3820°E / -30.7977; 115.3820 (Lancelin Defence Training Area)
Learmonth Air Weapons Range Facility	105551	Natural	22 June 2004		Learmonth	22°26′57″S 113°48′40″E / 22.4491°S 113.8110°E / -22.4491; 113.8110 (Learmonth Air Weapons Range Facility)
Mermaid Reef	105255	Natural	22 June 2004	Rowley Shoals	Broome	17°06′04″S 119°37′31″E / 17.1011°S 119.6252°E / -17.1011; 119.6252 (Mermaid Reef - Rowley Shoals)
Ningaloo Marine Area	105548	Natural	22 June 2004	Commonwealth Waters	Ningaloo	21°51′18″S 113°51′43″E / 21.8551°S 113.8619°E / -21.8551; 113.8619 (Ningaloo Marine Area)
Northam Post Office	105528	Historic	22 June 2004	239-243 Fitzgerald Street	Northam	31°39′18″S 116°40′13″E / 31.6551°S 116.6703°E / -31.6551; 116.6703 (Northam Post Office)
Perth General Post Office	105527	Historic	22 June 2004	3 Forrest Place	Perth	31°57′08″S 115°51′32″E / 31.9522°S 115.8589°E / -31.9522; 115.8589 (Perth General Post Office)
South Perth Post Office	105370	Historic	8 November 2011	103 Mill Point Road	South Perth	31°58′24″S 115°51′06″E / 31.9733°S 115.8516°E / -31.9733; 115.8516 (South Perth Post Office)
Victoria Park Post Office	106197	Historic	22 August 2012	414 Albany Highway	Victoria Park	31°58′29″S 115°53′52″E / 31.9748°S 115.8979°E / -31.9748; 115.8979 (Victoria Park Post Office)
Yampi Defence Area	105418	Natural	22 June 2004		Koolan Island	16°40′35″S 124°14′31″E / 16.6763°S 124.2420°E / -16.6763; 124.2420 (Yampi Defence Area)

Formerly listed places

Listed are all three places in Western Australia that were formerly on the Commonwealth Heritage List in the state as of 2020:

Place name	Place ID	Class	Address	Suburb or town	Coordinates	Notes	Photo
ABC Regional Radio Studio	106083	Historic	58 Tudhoe Street	Wagin	33°18′32″S 117°20′38″E / 33.3089°S 117.3438°E / -33.3089; 117.3438 (ABC Regional Radio Studio, Wagin)	The ABC Regional Radio Studio in Wagin was listed on the Commonwealth Heritage List in 2011 but its closure was announced in November 2014. The Studio was the only Western Australian place removed from the Commonwealth Heritage List in 2018, along with eleven other places outside the state.
Bushmead Rifle Range Commonwealth Area	105549	Natural	Midland Road	Helena Valley	31°55′25″S 116°01′14″E / 31.9237°S 116.0206°E / -31.9237; 116.0206 (Bushmead Rifle Range Commonwealth Area)	Sold by the Commonwealth, became the new suburb of Bushmead in 2017.
Kalgoorlie Post Office	105540	Historic	204 Hannan Street	Kalgoorlie	30°44′47″S 121°28′23″E / 30.7465°S 121.4731°E / -30.7465; 121.4731 (Kalgoorlie Post Office)	Removed from the Commonwealth Heritage List on 17 September 2015