Bickley, Western Australia
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2014}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2014}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Bickley
| city = Perth
| state = wa
| image =
| caption =
| lga = City of Kalamunda
| map_type = nomap
| local_map = yes
| zoom = 12
| coordinates = {{coord|32.008|S|116.091|E|display=inline,title}}
| postcode = 6076
| pop =
| est =
| stategov = Kalamunda
| fedgov = Hasluck
| near-nw = Kalamunda
| near-n = Piesse Brook
| near-ne = Hacketts Gully
| near-w = Walliston
| near-e = Reservoir
| near-sw = Carmel
| near-s = Pickering Brook
| near-se = Pickering Brook
}}
Bickley is a suburb located within the City of Kalamunda, in Perth, Western Australia.
It is situated on the Darling Scarp and is known for the brook of the same name.{{Citation | author1=Tian, Wee Heng | author2=University of Western Australia. Faculty of Science | title=Geology and petrology of the Bickley Brook area | publication-date=1963 | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/21787462 | accessdate=23 February 2015 }}
Before 1949 it was a stopping place on the Upper Darling Range railway. It was originally known as "Heidelburg" or "Heidelberg",{{cite web |url=http://inherit.stateheritage.wa.gov.au/Public/Inventory/PrintSingleRecord/1a1cbef4-3a4b-4b33-b7ff-78760bcdbd4e |title=Heidelberg Estate |date=2017-01-04 |website=State Heritage Office |publisher=Government of Western Australia |access-date=2019-12-01 |df=dmy-all }}{{clarify|date=May 2019|reason=Which?}} but during World War I, Western Australian Government Railways and Tramways renamed it "Bickley" after a local pioneer Wallace Bickley.{{LandInfo WA|m|B|2008-10-10}}
It has been the site of holiday and other sorts of camps.{{Citation | author1=Cornish, Patrick | author2=Western Australia. Dept. for Youth, Sport and Recreation | title=The origins of Bickley Camp | publication-date=1985 | publisher=Department for Youth, Sport and Recreation | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/7231137 | accessdate=23 February 2015 }}
The Seven Network and Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Perth television transmission towers have been located there since the founding of television in Perth in 1959.[https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20120911051700/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/134908/20120911-1517/blog.televisionau.com/2009/04/celebrating-50-years-of-wa-tv1e76.html ] {{cbignore|bot=medic}}-mention of the Tuart Hill Studios and Bickley Transmission for Channel 7http://ozdigitaltv.com/transmitters/WA/402-Bickley-Carmel-Walliston - current transmitters
Perth Observatory, originally situated in West Perth is also currently located in Bickley.{{cite web|url=https://www.perthobservatory.com.au/contact-us|title=Contact Us|publisher=Perth Observatory|accessdate=6 November 2018}}
It is also one of the major meteorological stations within the Perth Metropolitan Area due to its length of time of operation and location on the Darling Scarp.
It is also the location of water reservoirs.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38867067 |title=LOWER BICKLEY BROOK RESERVOIR. |newspaper=Western Mail (Perth, WA : 1885 - 1954) |location=Perth, WA |date=20 October 1921 |accessdate=23 February 2015 |page=25 |publisher=National Library of Australia}}{{Citation | author1=Western Australia. Dept. of Water | author2=Western Australia. Water Resources Division | title=Bickley Reservoir catchment area drinking water source protection plan : integrated water supply system | publication-date=2006 | publisher=Dept. of Water | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/27392923 | accessdate=23 February 2015 }}
Climate
Bickley has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa), like the rest of Perth. Bickley has one of the highest average annual rainfalls for the Perth metropolitan region, and it experiences cooler nights than the rest of Perth, meaning that Bickley has a microclimate.{{cite web |last1=Pascual Juanola |first1=Marta |title=The hidden tourism gems that could help keep WA's economy pumping |url=https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/the-hidden-tourism-gems-that-could-help-keep-wa-s-economy-pumping-20200708-p55a7b.html#comments |website=WA Today |date=9 July 2020 |accessdate=16 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=A few things that may surprise you about the Bickley Valley! |url=https://www.dvinetours.com.au/blogs/a-few-things-that-may-surprise-you-about-the-bickley-valley/ |website=Dvine Wine Tours |accessdate=16 July 2020}}
{{Weather box
|location = Bickley
|metric first = Yes
|single line = Yes
|Jan record high C = 41.8
|Feb record high C = 42.1
|Mar record high C = 41.0
|Apr record high C = 36.5
|May record high C = 31.0
|Jun record high C = 23.0
|Jul record high C = 22.0
|Aug record high C = 26.6
|Sep record high C = 31.3
|Oct record high C = 35.8
|Nov record high C = 38.9
|Dec record high C = 41.0
|Jan avg record high C = 38.9
|Feb avg record high C = 38.3
|Mar avg record high C = 36.8
|Apr avg record high C = 31.2
|May avg record high C = 25.8
|Jun avg record high C = 20.9
|Jul avg record high C = 19.5
|Aug avg record high C = 21.5
|Sep avg record high C = 24.8
|Oct avg record high C = 30.8
|Nov avg record high C = 34.6
|Dec avg record high C = 37.8
|year avg record high C = 39.9
|Jan high C = 30.5
|Feb high C = 30.5
|Mar high C = 27.9
|Apr high C = 23.6
|May high C = 19.3
|Jun high C = 16.2
|Jul high C = 15.1
|Aug high C = 16.0
|Sep high C = 17.6
|Oct high C = 21.2
|Nov high C = 25.1
|Dec high C = 28.2
|year high C = 22.6
|Jan low C = 15.4
|Feb low C = 15.9
|Mar low C = 14.6
|Apr low C = 12.7
|May low C = 10.1
|Jun low C = 8.1
|Jul low C = 7.2
|Aug low C = 7.6
|Sep low C = 8.2
|Oct low C = 9.8
|Nov low C = 11.9
|Dec low C = 13.8
|year low C = 11.3
|Jan avg record low C = 9.8
|Feb avg record low C = 10.3
|Mar avg record low C = 8.9
|Apr avg record low C = 7.4
|May avg record low C = 5.5
|Jun avg record low C = 3.9
|Jul avg record low C = 3.0
|Aug avg record low C = 3.2
|Sep avg record low C = 3.5
|Oct avg record low C = 4.9
|Nov avg record low C = 7.0
|Dec avg record low C = 8.4
|year avg record low C = 2.4
|Jan record low C = 8.0
|Feb record low C = 8.0
|Mar record low C = 5.0
|Apr record low C = 4.4
|May record low C = 3.0
|Jun record low C = 1.9
|Jul record low C = 1.0
|Aug record low C = 1.0
|Sep record low C = 1.0
|Oct record low C = 3.0
|Nov record low C = 4.0
|Dec record low C = 5.0
|rain colour = green
|Jan rain mm = 20.5
|Feb rain mm = 20.7
|Mar rain mm = 26.1
|Apr rain mm = 54.7
|May rain mm = 130.8
|Jun rain mm = 198.1
|Jul rain mm = 216.8
|Aug rain mm = 176.8
|Sep rain mm = 123.2
|Oct rain mm = 66.1
|Nov rain mm = 40.6
|Dec rain mm = 14.6
|year rain mm = 1080.4
|Jan precipitation days = 3.3
|Feb precipitation days = 2.8
|Mar precipitation days = 4.3
|Apr precipitation days = 7.4
|May precipitation days = 12.7
|Jun precipitation days = 17.1
|Jul precipitation days = 18.0
|Aug precipitation days = 16.6
|Sep precipitation days = 14.5
|Oct precipitation days = 9.4
|Nov precipitation days = 6.5
|Dec precipitation days = 3.6
|year precipitation days = 116.2
|humidity colour = green
|time day = 15:00
|Jan afthumidity = 35
|Feb afthumidity = 34
|Mar afthumidity = 39
|Apr afthumidity = 49
|May afthumidity = 58
|Jun afthumidity = 67
|Jul afthumidity = 68
|Aug afthumidity = 65
|Sep afthumidity = 60
|Oct afthumidity = 51
|Nov afthumidity = 44
|Dec afthumidity = 38
|year humidity = 51
|source = Bureau of Meteorology{{cite web |title=Climate statistics for Australian locations – Bickley |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_009240_All.shtml |website=Bureau of Meteorology |accessdate=15 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=Monthly highest temperature – Bickley |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=40&p_display_type=dataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=009240 |website=Bureau of Meteorology |accessdate=15 July 2020}}{{cite web |title=Monthly lowest temperature – Bickley |url=http://www.bom.gov.au/jsp/ncc/cdio/weatherData/av?p_nccObsCode=43&p_display_type=dataFile&p_startYear=&p_c=&p_stn_num=009240 |website=Bureau of Meteorology |accessdate=15 July 2020}}
Temperatures: 1994–2020; Rain data: 1969–2020; Relative humidity: 1994–2010
|date = July 2020
}}
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