Maylands, Western Australia
| Maylands Perth, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Looking south down Eighth Avenue from Maylands railway station | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 31°55′45″S 115°53′50″E / 31.9291384°S 115.897344°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 13,199 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1830s | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 6051 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5 km2 (1.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 5 km (3 mi) NE of the Perth CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Bayswater | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maylands | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Perth | ||||||||||||||
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Maylands is a riverside inner-city suburb approximately 4.5 kilometres (2.8 mi) northeast of Perth centred on the Midland, High Wycombe and Ellenbrook railway lines on the northern bank of the Swan River.
The suburb was developed during the 1890s and is an administrative locality within the City of Bayswater (having been mostly within the City of Stirling until 1998), bordered by the suburbs of Mount Lawley, East Perth and Bayswater. Maylands railway station provides easy access to the City centre and beyond. The railway line was originally built in the 1880s, and the railway station was extensively refurbished in 2000. Recently a shared bicycle / pedestrian path was built to link Maylands with neighbouring suburbs via the shoreline of the Swan River. There is also a small yacht club and a golf course.
Maylands was once a source of clay for brick and tile making at Maylands Brickworks, and the pits from these activities are now part of a golf course and residential area. It was home to Perth's main airport which serviced many kinds of aircraft and even flying boats until the early 1960s, when the airport moved to Perth Airport. The facilities were then converted to a training area for the Western Australian Police Service.