Secret Harbour is an outer southern suburb of

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, the capital city of

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, located within the

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on the

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coast at Comet Bay. Despite its name, Secret Harbour does not have a harbour. The name results from a failed marina development and was approved in 1984.

Facilities

A shopping centre containing Woolworths, Coles and

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supermarkets, as well as specialty and necessity stores provides for immediate shopping needs; the nearest regional shopping centres are

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and

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, each located about away. The Whistling Kite restaurant, bar and bottle shop is located behind the Secret Harbour Shopping Centre, and is a well known social meeting place in the suburb and its surrounds. Adjacent to The Whistling Kite is a gym and pharmacist specialising in nutritional supplements. The Secret Harbour Golf Course is an 18-hole links course which was designed by

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and is part of the "Golf Coast" group of courses. Secret Harbour Surf Beach is patrolled by lifesavers on weekends and public holidays from October through to March. During December and January the beach is patrolled by

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s on weekdays.

Future development

Satterley has released two new land developments since 2008. These are the Spy Glass Hill development, and the future planned beach front development, including two-to-three-story

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s, a five-story apartment complex, and a gated community. Satterley is also looking at releasing land in the beach front district for the building of restaurants and cafes.Secret Harbour: Satterley.

Demographics

At the , 5,657 people were resident in Secret Harbour, up from 2,521 at the 2001 census. Of these, 64.27% had been born in Australia, whilst 21.90% were born in the United Kingdom. The median age of the suburb's residents was 30 years, compared to 37 for both the

region and Australia generally. Secret Harbour is rated by the

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' 2006

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index as a higher socio-economic area, with an index of 1097 (92nd percentile) for overall relative advantage/disadvantage. This is consistent with the median individual income of $624 per week and the median household income of $1,541 per week, compared to $513 and $1,086 respectively across metropolitan Perth. A much greater percentage of Secret Harbour's residents (22.5%) worked as Technicians and Trades Workers compared to the regional average (16.0%), and the SEIFA data for Education/Occupation placed Secret Harbour in the 67th percentile. Secret Harbour has been described as the FIFO capital of Perth.

Education

Secret Harbour contains two state primary schools: Secret Harbour Primary School, which opened in 1997, and Comet Bay Primary School in the suburb's southeast, which opened in 2007. Additionally, a state high school, Comet Bay College, opened in 2006 and serves students from the entire district.

Transport

Secret Harbour is connected to Rockingham to the north and

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to the south by

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, which forms the suburb's eastern boundary and is part of the national Highway 1 network. Additionally,

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provides suburban access to

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, Waikiki, Warnbro Fair and Rockingham shopping centres. Several

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bus routes terminate at Comet Bay College and provide connections to Rockingham railway station. The 558/559 operates along Warnbro Sound Avenue in the suburb's centre, whilst the 561 serves the western part of the suburb and the 563 serves the eastern part. Additionally, the 558 connects to

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. All buses are operated by

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.Southern 130
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timetables, Transperth, effective 28 June 2009 and 20 September 2009 respectively. Accessed 4 September 2009.

Politics

Secret Harbour is part of the federal seat of

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, currently held by

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since the 2016 election, and the state seat of Warnbro, currently held by Labor's

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since the 2008 election. Secret Harbour is also part of the Coastal Ward of the

, currently represented by Brian Warner. Typical of many newer suburbs in Perth, Secret Harbour is not safe for either the Labor or

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parties at either state or federal level, though recent elections have seen party preferences diverging - preferring Liberal federally and Labor at the state level. Additionally, at the 2001 state election, the booth had 987 valid votes cast, whilst in 2008 it had 2,599 and 2013 3,610 voters.

References

{{Suburbs of Rockingham Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Rockingham