Attadale is a riverside suburb of

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, Western Australia, located within the

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. It was the first subdivision of Matheson's Melville Water Park Estate. Attadale was named after an estate in

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situated on the south side of

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. The suburb is located between the central business district and

Fremantle Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...

along the southern side of the Swan River. Its extensive foreshore has many open spaces for residents and visitors including a large public open space along Burke Drive where residents can take their dogs for recreational activities.

Notable persons

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, pitcher for the

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, is from Attadale. *

Brendan Nash Brendan Paul Nash (born 14 December 1977) is a Jamaican Australian former professional cricketer who played Test and One Day International cricket for West Indies. He played first-class cricket for Jamaica, Queensland and Kent. Early life Bre ...

, former Queensland state cricket player, now playing for the West Indies. *

Luke McPharlin Luke McPharlin (born 1 December 1981) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL) for the Fremantle Football Club between 2002 and 2015, after two seasons with the Hawthorn Football Cl ...

, a key position player for the

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, attended Attadale Primary School. *

Heath Ledger Heath Andrew Ledger (4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008) was an Australian actor and music video director. After playing roles in several Australian television and film productions during the 1990s, Ledger moved to the United States in 1998 to ...

, actor, has lived in Attadale. *

Mitchell Marsh Mitchell Ross Marsh (born 20 October 1991) is an Australian international cricketer. Marsh has represented Australia in all three forms of cricket, making his debut during the 2011–12 season. Personal life Marsh is the second son of Geoff Ma ...

, cricketer who plays for the

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and

Perth Scorchers The Perth Scorchers is an Australian domestic Twenty20 franchise cricket team representing the Western Australian city of Perth in the Big Bash League (BBL). The Scorchers are the current BBL Champions, having defeated the Sydney Sixers in the ...

. *

Shaun Marsh Shaun Edward Marsh (born 9 July 1983) is an Australian cricketer who plays for the Western Australia cricket team in Australian domestic cricket and has represented Australia in all three formats. Nicknamed SOS ("Son of Swampy"), he is a left-h ...

, cricketer who plays for the

and

. * Alex Fasolo, prince of Perth, number 1 for Collingwood Football Club, nicknamed "Fazzy Boy"

Education

Attadale contains three schools: Attadale Primary School, Santa Maria College and Mel Maria Catholic Primary School.

Facilities

Attadale Tennis Club (also known as St Joseph Pignatelli Tennis Club) is a parish club providing tennis facilities (with six synthetic courts), and was located on the corner of Wichmann Road, and Galloway Street, although the tennis courts have since been demolished to make room for a new church.

References

External links

{{City of Melville suburbs Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Melville