Madora Bay is a suburb of the
City of Mandurah.
History
First named in 1960 as Madora Beach Estate, the name was derived from the
Kimberley
Kimberly or Kimberley may refer to:
Places and historical events
Australia
* Kimberley (Western Australia)
** Roman Catholic Diocese of Kimberley
* Kimberley Warm Springs, Tasmania
* Kimberley, Tasmania a small town
* County of Kimberley, a ...
pastoral station of
Mandora and a former railway siding near
Dwellingup known as
Chadora. The suburb was gazetted in 1990 as Madora but was later amended to its current name in 2003.
After Madora Beach Road was constructed in 1959, only four roads connected to the area: Sabina Drive, Challenger Road, Albion Road and Madora Beach Road. Back then, lot prices were between £250 and £525 for the best lotswhich were on Sabina Drive facing the beach front. Interested buyers were able to pay £5 to secure a lot, and then pay up to 84 monthly payments. Buyers also had to secure their own water via rain tanks and wells; sewerage was disposed of through septic tanks. It wasn't until around two years later that the State Electricity Commission supplied power to Madora Bay.
Over subsequent years, the estate changed in various ways, the biggest possibly being the change of name from Madora Beach to Madora Bay in 1970; this was done through a marketing perspective as the name seemed more appealing to tourists. Madora Bay has now been subdivided into 650 lots and in 2002, development commenced to add another 400 lots to the suburb.
Geography
Madora Bay is the northernmost suburb of Mandurah and can be located on the coast between Mandurah and Rockingham. Madora Bay covers of Mandurah and is roughly away from Perth CBD. A wide strip of rural land is zoned in the
Peel Region Scheme
Peel or Peeling may refer to:
Places Australia
* Peel (Western Australia)
* Peel Island, Queensland
*Peel, New South Wales
* Peel River (New South Wales)
Canada
* Peel Parish, New Brunswick
* Peel, New Brunswick, an unincorporated community ...
on the suburb's northern edge, in order to maintain a physical barrier between the Perth Metropolitan Area and Mandurah.
Demographics
According to a census, carried out in 2011, the population of Madora Bay is 1,721 people; the median age for these people is 39 years of age. The majority of these people were born in Australia, but are descendants of their English ancestors. As of 2011, the median individual income was $660.00 per week, whilst the median family income was $1,815 per week.
References
{{Towns Peel WA
Suburbs of Mandurah