Wattle Grove

Wattle Grove is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kalamunda.

Wattle Groveis a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Kalamunda.

Prior to European settlement the Beeloo Whadjuk people occupied much of Wattle Grove. In 1827 the colonial botanist Charles Fraser and Captain James Stirling explored the region to evaluate its suitability for farming. Initially the area was used for forestry and orchards; fruit growing continues to be one of the major industries in Wattle Grove, Bickley and Orange Grove today. This suburb name may have come from a property that was in the area around 1920, or the name may have come about in the early 1900s from wattle trees that lined Welshpool Road; the district was described by the European settlers as "where the groves of wattle are".

Much of Wattle Grove has developed into other agricultural uses such as poultry farms, equestrian studs, agistment paddocks, horticultural nurseries, pet kennels, hobby farms and cattle breeders.

20 residents of Wattle Grove were killed in action during World War One (1914–1918), 5 of whom were from the one family.