Mount Claremont, known previously as Graylands, is a suburb of

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, Western Australia, located within the

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and the

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. Graylands underwent significant changes in the 1950s, with the post war downgrading of military and migrant facilities in the area.

Current establishments

The suburb contains the

Perth Superdrome Perth Superdrome, known as HBF Stadium under a commercial naming rights arrangement, is a sports complex in Perth, Western Australia. It is home to the Western Australian Institute of Sport (WAIS). The venue is located in the suburb of Mount Cl ...

, the

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(WAIS),

Graylands Hospital Graylands Hospital is Western Australia's largest mental health inpatient facility, and the only public stand-alone psychiatric teaching hospital. It is located on a site in Mount Claremont, in a suburb formerly known as Graylands, after which ...

, John XXIII College,

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, and lands owned by the

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Former institutions

It was the site of the former Swanbourne Hospital,

Graylands Teachers College Graylands Teachers College was a primary teacher education institution, established in 1955 in Mount Claremont (which was called Graylands at the time) in Western Australia. It became the second teachers' college to be established in the sta ...

(1955–1979), and Graylands Migrant Hostel (1952–1987).

Estates

Residential areas in the suburb consist of four estates: * Zamia Gardens – the newest area, still in the process of construction * St Johns Wood – a relatively new estate, bordering John XXIII College and Graylands Hospital, with many larger blocks of land and often including views of the city * St Peters Square – a higher density development, featuring townhouses oriented around a central park * Old Mount Claremont – the original subdivision, consisting mostly of homes built in the 1940–1950s, including some properties bordering Cottesloe Golf Course Demographically, Mount Claremont is reported to have a higher proportion of university or other tertiary graduates (23.4%) than the average in Perth (13.5%). The southeast of the suburb is on the railway line between Karrakatta and Loch Street. Mount Claremont is also served by

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buses.

References

External links

* Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia * * {{PerthAU-geo-stub