Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north of Kings Park. Its Local Government Area is the City of Subiaco.
Prior to European settlement the area was home to the Noongar Indigenous people.
The area was settled in 1851 by Italian Benedictine monks. The monks named the area after Subiaco in Italy, the location where Benedict of Nursia, the founder of the Order of Saint Benedict, had begun his work.
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Subiaco is an inner western suburb of Perth, Western Australia, situated to the north of Kings Park. Its Local Government Area is the City of Subiaco.
Prior to European settlement the area was home to the Noongar Indigenous people.
The area was settled in 1851 by Italian Benedictine monks. The monks named the area after Subiaco in Italy, the location where Benedict of Nursia, the founder of the Order of Saint Benedict, had begun his work.
Subiaco is named after the town of Subiaco near Rome, Italy, and was established in 1851.
The area was transformed over the last half of the 20th century from an older working class area to one of Perth's most fashionable suburbs.
Landmarks of the suburb include Subiaco Oval, Mueller Park, the Regal Theatre, the Subiaco Hotel, the Victorian Terraces on Catherine Street, the Colonnade and Subi Centro.
The main street of Subiaco is Rokeby Road which is named after Lord Rokeby. Another important commercial road is Hay Street.
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