The suburb of Menora grew out of a large area generally referred to as Mount Lawley. In 1954, the Nomenclature Advisory Committee, working with the Postmaster General established suburb names and boundaries for the inner metropolitan area. The area of Menora was considered unnamed, and Menora was chosen as the name because of the Menora Picture Theatre located in Walcott Street within the area.
Menora is home to a large Jewish community, the heart of which is the Perth Hebrew Congregation. It is close to the Carmel Jewish School and other Kosher facilities such as the Kosher Food Centre and Besh Fresh cafe. A Jewish synagogue was opened on Plantation Street in 1973 and remains a significant spiritual focus for Perth’s Jewish community.
The suburb contains some commercial ribbon development along Walcott Street, which allows local residents to access retail services. Other facilities include a large number of public open space reserves and several pocket parks, Saint Paul’s Primary School and several homes for senior citizens.
KEY FACTS
| Distance to Perth (km) | 6 |
| Postcode | 6050 |
| Local Government | Stirling |
| Primary schools | St Paul’s Primary School, Kyilla Primary School, Sir David Brand School, North Perth Primary School, Coolbinia Primary School, Mount Lawley Primary School, Perth College, Sacred Heart Primary School, St Denis School, Aranmore Catholic Primary School |
| Secondary schools | Sir David Brand School, Mount Lawley Senior High School, Aranmore Catholic College, Perth College, School Of Isolated And Distance Education, Australian Islamic College – North Of The River, Carmel School, Servite College, Perth Modern School, Bold Park Community School |
| Shops | Dog Swamp Shopping Centre |
| Train stations | Mount Lawley |
| Bus services | Bus service to Perth CBD |
| 2016 CENSUS SUMMARY | MENORA | PERTH |
|---|---|---|
| Population – usually resident | 2,592 | 1,943,858 |
| Median age of residents (years) | 53 | 36 |
| Average household size (persons) | 2.00 | 3.00 |
| Number of occupied dwellings * | 1,003 | 690,280 |
| Number of unoccupied dwellings | 95 | 85,730 |
| Median weekly household income | $1,300 | $1,643 |
| Median monthly mortgage repayment | $3,000 | $2,000 |
| Total private dwellings | 1,096 | 776,015 |
| Area (sqkm) | 1 | 6,416 |
