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686:. During the early 1990s, the Greek community of Perth wanted a Greek Orthodox College so that children of Greek origin could learn the Greek language and to be engaged in the Greek culture while going to school. Today, there is a Greek day school (St Andrew's Grammar) which is located in the St Andrews Land Estate and a small Greek Orthodox Church (Agios Nectarios) located in the northern sector of the suburb just next to the Dress Circle Land Estate. Next to the Greek Orthodox College there is a Greek retirement home (Hellenic Community Aged Care). Some streets in the northern sector of the suburb have names of Greek origin such as Hellenic Drive in the St Andrews Land Estate. 1039: 534: 392: 1644: 642:
community. Although this is the third largest Jewish community in Australia, numbers have never reached more than 6000 members (the most recent Australian census put Western Australia's entire Jewish community at 5,300 members). Dianella itself is home to a number of community institutions such as a
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and provides a landscape feature for the suburb as well as sporting facilities. The area is home to a number of sporting codes, including lacrosse, football, little athletics, soccer and cricket as well as many more indoor sports..
347:, with St Andrews, Montclair Rise and Dress Circle Estates being the last major areas to be developed in the early 2000s. The character of housing ranges from modest post-war homes to large, modern two storey dwellings. 328:. Much of Dianella was subdivided in the 1880s by the Intercolonial Investment Company of Sydney, but growth was still slow and by 1919, the only development was along Walter Road, a track leading to 336:
area. Dianella comprised localities known as North Inglewood, East Yokine, Morley Park and Bedford Park. They were amalgamated into Dianella in 1958, which generated some growth.
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Dianella is the major shopping centre in the suburb, with several smaller local stores. Education is provided by a number of primary schools as well as high schools in
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Dianella is also part of Perth's small Greek community, the second biggest hub for the Greek Orthodox Community in Perth, the biggest being in the centre of
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Dianella was Perth and Western Australia's media centre; with three of Perth's major commercial
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There are a number of small parks in Dianella and a large regional open space.
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Dianella was named after the botanical title of a small blue lily,
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to Alexander Heights Shopping Centre – serves Northwood Drive
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Early development of the area was slow, as the sandy
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Development progressed during the 1960s and housing
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Perth
Western Australia
Coordinates
31°53′17″S 115°52′26″E / 31.888°S 115.874°E / -31.888; 115.874
2021
Postcode(s)
Perth CBD
LGA(s)
City of Bayswater
City of Stirling
State electorate(s)
Mirrabooka
Morley
Mount Lawley
Federal division(s)
Perth
Cowan
Suburbs
Westminster
Mirrabooka
Noranda
Nollamara
Morley
Yokine
Menora
Inglewood
Bedford
suburb
Perth
local government area

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