Sawyers Valley, Western Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sawyers Valley Perth, Western Australia
Great Eastern Highway in Sawyers Valley from the west
Population	991 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	6074
LGA(s)	Shire of Mundaring
State electorate(s)	Swan Hills
Federal Division(s)	Pearce
Suburbs around Sawyers Valley: Stoneville Mount Helena Chidlow Mundaring Sawyers Valley Gorrie Mundaring Weir Reservoir Reservoir

Sawyers Valley is sited on the Great Eastern Highway about 40 kilometres from Perth, Western Australia in the Shire of Mundaring. The community began as a sawmill and railway siding to process timber from the forest surrounding the Helena River to the south. Local employment included forest and Goldfields Water Supply Scheme maintenance, small orchards, and the Midland Railway Workshops. The suburb's name comes from the occupation of many of the first European settlers to the area in the 1860s, who were sawyers working at the local saw-pits. The Sawyers Valley Tavern, which sits on the Highway opposite the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail, was first established in 1882 and the Sawyers Valley railway station was built in 1884.

Looking west - Great Eastern Highway through Sawyers Valley in 2010