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City Of Mandurah
The City of Mandurah is a local government area of Western Australia, covering both Mandurah proper and an additional area reaching down as far south as Lake Clifton. The city has a total area of approximately . The city is located in the Peel region, just beyond the southern boundary of metropolitan Perth, and lies about south of the Perth central business district. It is bordered by the City of Rockingham to the north, the Shire of Murray to the east (the border being for the most part the Harvey Estuary and Serpentine River), and Shire of Waroona to the south. History The area that is now Mandurah was part of the Murray Road District until 1949. The City of Mandurah originated as the Mandurah Road District, established on 10 June 1949. The road board held its first meeting on 1 September 1949. The board was suspended on 12 July 1956 by an Order in Council and the district was placed under the administration of Commissioner Richard Rushton, who ultimately served in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to the south, the Northern Territory to the north-east, and South Australia to the south-east. Western Australia is Australia's largest state, with a total land area of . It is the second-largest country subdivision in the world, surpassed only by Russia's Sakha Republic. the state has 2.76 million inhabitants percent of the national total. The vast majority (92 percent) live in the south-west corner; 79 percent of the population lives in the Perth area, leaving the remainder of the state sparsely populated. The first Europeans to visit Western Australia belonged to the Dutch Dirk Hartog expedition, who visited the Western Australian coast in 1616. The first permanent European colony of Western Australia occurred following the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Most Recent Australian Census
The 2021 Australian census, simply called the 2021 Census, was the eighteenth national Census of Population and Housing in Australia. The 2021 Census took place on 10 August 2021, and was conducted by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The total population of the Commonwealth of Australia was counted as 25,422,788 – an increase of 8.6 per cent or 2,020,896 people over the previous 2016 census. Results from the 2021 census were released to the public on 28 June 2022 from the Australian Bureau of Statistics website. A small amount of additional 2021 census data will be released in October 2022 and in 2023. Australia's next census is scheduled to take place in 2026. Overview In Australia, completing the census is compulsory for all people in Australia on census night, only excluding foreign diplomats and their families. Census data is used to "help governments, businesses, not for profit and community organisations across the country make informed decisions", including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herron, Western Australia
Herron is a small suburb located in the Peel region of Western Australia just off the Old Coast Road, between Mandurah and Bunbury just beyond Mandurah's urban area. It is on a narrow strip between Lake Clifton and Yalgorup National Park to the west, and Harvey Estuary to the east. History The area was known as "Koolijerrenup" by the local Noongar people. Present day Herron contains a couple of roadhouses for passing trucks and motorists on Old Coast Road, while rural residential estates have sprung up nearby, and olive groves and orchards operate from Island Point. At nearby Mount John, a local engineering company operates a liquid waste facility. The City of Mandurah has coordinated a foreshore stabilisation scheme at Island Point to offset degradation caused by devegetation of the coastal dunes and the 1994 construction of the Dawesville Channel which has increased tides on the estuary. A Green Corps team has collected 500 grams of seed from a range of species and is now ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halls Head, Western Australia
Halls Head is a coastal suburb (locality) of Mandurah, Western Australia, Mandurah, immediately west of Mandurah's central area. It is largely residential and contains several canal estates developed since the 1980s. Geography Halls Head is one of four Mandurah suburbs (along with Erskine, Western Australia, Erskine, Falcon, Western Australia, Falcon and Wannanup) that lie on an island bound by the Mandurah Estuary to the north, the Peel-Harvey Estuary to the east, the Dawesville Channel to the south and the Indian Ocean to the west. Halls Head is the northernmost and most-populated of the four. The main roads include Mary Street, which links Halls Head directly to Mandurah CBD and Pinjarra Road. The other access road is the Forrest Highway, Old Coast Road, part of the national Highway 1 (Australia), Highway 1 which links not only to Mandurah but also Perth, Western Australia, Perth and Bunbury, Western Australia, Bunbury. This road also acts as the eastern boundary, with Erski ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenfields, Western Australia
Greenfields is a suburb east of Mandurah, located east of Mandurah's central area. It includes several aged care residences and a large recreation oval and centre. The suburb is named after 'Greenfields Estate', the promotional name used by developers for the area in 1980. It has also been known as Goegrup and Riverside Gardens. See also * Frederick Irwin Anglican School Frederick Irwin Anglican School (originally "Frederick Irwin Anglican Community School") is a co-educational private school located in Meadow Springs in Mandurah, Western Australia, with students from Kindergarten to Year 12. The Frederick Irwin A ... References Suburbs of Mandurah {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falcon, Western Australia
Falcon is a southern suburb of Mandurah, located southwest of Mandurah's central area and with frontage to the Indian Ocean. The suburb was named after Falcon Bay. Falcon was approved as a suburb name on 13 November 1967 and gazetted on 8 March 1968. Many of the streets in the adjoining estate were named after yachts; "Falcon" itself was the name of a yacht, the crew of which won a silver medal in the 12m² Sharpie yacht races at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. Geography Falcon is one of four Mandurah suburbs that lie on an island bound by the Mandurah Estuary to the north, the Peel-Harvey Estuary to the east, the Dawesville Channel to the south and the Indian Ocean to the west. It is also bisected by Old Coast Road, which connects Falcon to nearby Mandurah and Bunbury. Falcon was formerly known as Miami, which is still used in the names of various buildings, including the multi-award winninMiami Bakehouseand Miami Plaza, which is home to a Woolworths supermarket and a large va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Erskine, Western Australia
Erskine is a suburb of Mandurah. It is bound by the Old Coast Road to the west (with Halls Head on the opposite side) and the Peel Inlet to the east. It is home to a minor shopping centre, including a Coles supermarket. Transport As stated above, Erskine's western border is Old Coast Road, which is the main thoroughfare through Mandurah's southern suburbs and connects Erskine to Mandurah, Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ... and Bunbury. Erskine is also well-served by public transport with Transperth bus routes 591 and 594 servicing the suburb. The 591 service terminates in Erskine at Sticks Boulevard/ Willoughbridge Crescent while the 594 proceeds towards Dawesville via Old Coast Road. References Suburbs of Mandurah {{WesternAustralia-geo-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudley Park, Western Australia
Dudley Park is a suburb of Mandurah Mandurah () is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, situated approximately south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's second most populous city, with a population of 107,641 as of the 2021 Australian census, 2 ..., located immediately south of Mandurah's central area. References Suburbs of Mandurah {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawesville, Western Australia
Dawesville is a suburb of Mandurah, located adjacent to the Peel-Harvey Estuarine System south of Perth in Western Australia Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th .... The Dawesville Cut is to the north of the suburb. Attractions outside crabbing and fishing include canoeing, jet-ski and skiing, whilst being only from the beach over the highway is another attraction. Pyramids Beach, the most popular beach in Dawesville, is currently undergoing development of the beach to make it a future surf spot. Dawesville is named after Louis Dawe who was involved in the local fish canning industry in the early 1900s. In 1913 Dawe built the heritage listed "Allandale Homestead" which overlooks the estuary. References Suburbs of Mandurah {{WesternAustralia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coodanup, Western Australia
Coodanup is a south-eastern suburb of Mandurah, Western Australia. Its local government area is the City of Mandurah. History The name "Coodanup" is of unknown origin, although the WA gazetteer states that in 1836, Lieutenant Henry Bunbury noted "Colanup" was the local Noongar name for the mouth of the Serpentine River. Geography Coodanup is bounded by the Serpentine River to the east, Harvey Estuary The Peel-Harvey Estuarine System ( nys, Djilba) is a natural estuarine system that lies roughly parallel to the coast of Western Australia and south of the town of Mandurah. The strip of land between the Indian Ocean and the estuarine system ca ... to the south, Pinjarra Road to the north and Mandurah Bypass and Wanjeep Street to the west.2006 StreetSmart directory, Department of Lands and Surveys, Perth. References {{towns Peel WA Suburbs of Mandurah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifton, Western Australia
Clifton is a small uninhabited locality located in the Peel region of Western Australia, between Mandurah and Bunbury. Adjoining the nearby suburb of Herron. It lies on a narrow strip between Lake Clifton and Yalgorup National Park to the east, and the Indian Ocean to the west. History The area, originally known as "Koolijerrenup" by the local Noongar The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian peoples who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the so ... people, was named in honour of Marshall Walter Clifton (1787–1861), Chief Commissioner of the Western Australian Company's settlement at Australind and later a member of the Legislative Council. Transport Clifton is not served by public transport. References {{Authority control Suburbs of Mandurah Towns in Western Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bouvard, Western Australia
Bouvard is the second southernmost suburb of Mandurah, Western Australia, and is south of the state capital, Perth. Its local government area is the City of Mandurah. History Bouvard is named after Cape Bouvard some to the west, which was named by Nicolas Baudin, who sighted the cape en route to Rottnest Island from what is now Bunbury in 1802-1803, either after Charles Bouvard (1572-1658), a French chemist, or Alexis Bouvard (1767-1843), an astronomer and director of Paris Observatory. The Park Ridge estate was developed in the 1990s, and other estates have been built or proposed. Bouvard Coastcare, a volunteer group dedicated to maintaining the fragile coastal and dune environment, has won awards and grants for its work. Geography Bouvard consists of a narrow strip of land along both sides of the Old Coast Road, the main route between Mandurah and Bunbury and part of National Highway 1, between Yalgorup National Park and the Harvey Estuary. The western part consists of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
