Murdoch is a suburb of

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, located within the

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Murdoch University Murdoch University is a public university in Perth, Western Australia, with campuses also in Singapore and Dubai. It began operations as the state's second university on 25 July 1973, and accepted its first undergraduate students in 1975. Its n ...

, St John of God Hospital Murdoch and

Fiona Stanley Hospital Fiona Stanley Hospital (FSH) is a state government hospital and teaching facility in Murdoch, Western Australia. Completed in December 2013, the hospital is the largest building project ever undertaken for the Government of Western Australia. ...

are located in Murdoch. The suburb is named after Sir

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, the great uncle of international media proprietor

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, who is the current chairman of both

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and

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Location

Murdoch is located next to Winthrop,

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, Kardinya and North Lake. Boundaries with these suburbs are delineated by Somerville Drive, Murdoch Drive, Prescott Drive and Farrington Road respectively.

Land use

Murdoch's residential area is primarily on the northern side of South Street; the area on the southern side is primarily for commercial usage. While hospitals and educational institutions dominate the suburb's land usage, the area also includes a police station, a fire station, and the minimum-security

Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison Wandoo Rehabilitation Prison, formerly Wandoo Reintegration Facility, is an Australian minimum and medium security prison for women located in Murdoch, Western Australia. The prison commenced operation in August 2018 as a dedicated Alcohol and ...

Hospitals

There are two major hospital complexes within Murdoch: the privately owned St John of God Hospital and the Government-operated Fiona Stanley Hospital that opened in October 2014.

Education

Tertiary education institutions

and a campus of the South Metropolitan TAFE are located in Murdoch.

Kennedy Baptist College Kennedy Baptist College is an Australian coeducational, independent, Baptist, secondary school located in Murdoch, Western Australia. The school educated 1124 pupils in 2019, and is named after Baptist minister and pioneer William Kennedy. It is ...

caters for students from year 7 to 12. There are no primary schools within the suburb.

Transport

Murdoch Park 'n' Ride Murdoch Park 'n' Ride was a Transperth bus station located in Murdoch, Western Australia. It opened on 14 December 1994 with parking for 583 cars. On 31 January 2007 it closed to facilitate the construction of Murdoch railway station, which inco ...

is located in Murdoch, and incorporates

Murdoch Station Murdoch railway station is a railway and bus station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Mandurah line, from Perth station inside the median strip of the Kwinana Freeway serving the suburb of Murdoch. History Murdoch railw ...

. Major bus routes include the

CircleRoute The CircleRoute is a pair of circular bus routes operated by Transperth through Perth's suburbs. History The CircleRoute was introduced in two stages. On 16 February 1998 the first stage of the CircleRoute commenced operating between Fremantl ...

, running along South Street; route 183 servicing Murdoch Park 'n' Ride; and route 185 servicing

Churches

There are several churches based in the suburb of Murdoch, including Evangel Christian Fellowship; an evangelical church based in

since 1991.

References

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{{Authority control Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Melville