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Bakers Hill
Western Australiatown
Bakers Hill
Total population
792
Demographic figures from Australian Bureau of Statistics. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Bakers Hill is a town 73 kilometres (45 mi) east of Perth, Western Australia on the Great Eastern Highway. The town is located within the Shire of Northam, between Wundowie and Clackline. At the 2021 census, Bakers Hill had a population of 1276.
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History
The town was originally known as Mount Baker when it was established in 1897. In 1902, the name was changed to Baker's Hill to avoid confusion with the town of Mount Barker in the Great Southern area. The apostrophe was removed from the name in 1944.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Australian RingneckBarnardius zonarius (Shaw, 1805) · Aves2,332
- Australian RavenCorvus coronoides Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves2,019
- Striated PardalotePardalotus striatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves1,535
- Brown HoneyeaterLichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves1,452
- WeebillSmicrornis brevirostris (Gould, 1838) · Aves1,429
- Australian MagpieGymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves1,414
- Singing HoneyeaterGavicalis virescens (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves1,270
- Willie-wagtailRhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves1,204
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4 — 2025-01-2559 km ENE of York, Australia
- M 2.9 — 2005-11-0632 km ENE of York, Australia
- M 3 — 2005-06-0252 km ENE of Northam, Australia
- M 2.6 — 2005-05-1231 km ENE of Beverley, Australia
- M 2.8 — 2005-05-065 km NW of Bullsbrook, Australia
- M 2.5 — 2005-04-1510 km SSW of York, Australia
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Nearby places in Western Australia
- Clackline4 mi away · pop. 310
- Toodyay13.6 mi away · pop. 953
- Bolgart32.9 mi away · pop. 152
- Kelmscott36.4 mi away
- Beverley37 mi away · pop. 869
- Armadale38.2 mi away
- Fremantle46.2 mi away
- Jarrahdale46.9 mi away · pop. 782
- Fremantle47.1 mi away
- Rockingham56 mi away
- Geordie Bay57.2 mi away
- Quairading58.2 mi away · pop. 582
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about Bakers Hill
Search results from Open Library.
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • iNaturalist
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Open Library