Coolbinia is a
suburb
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of
Perth
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, Western Australia. Its
local government area
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is the
City of Stirling
The City of Stirling is a local government area in the northern suburbs of the Western Australian capital city of Perth about north of Perth's central business district. The City covers an area of and has a population of over 223,000, making ...
.
The name Coolbinia is an
Aboriginal word for
mistletoe
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and the suburb was named when split from
Mount Lawley
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in 1953.
Transport
Bus
* 19
Perth Busport
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to Flinders Square – serves Holmfirth Street, Carnarvon Crescent, Beverley Street and Meenaar Crescent
* 370
Perth Busport
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to
Mirrabooka Bus Station
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(limited stops) – serves Wiluna Street
* 406
Edith Cowan University
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Mount Lawley to
Glendalough Station – serves
Walcott Street
Walcott Street is an important east–west road in the inner northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking four of Perth's major northern road corridors ( Charles Street, Alexander Drive, Beaufort Street and Guildford Road
Guildfor ...
* 970
Perth Busport
Perth Busport is an underground central bus station in Perth, Western Australia, located underneath Wellington Street. It was officially opened by then Premier of Western Australia Colin Barnett and then Minister for Transport Dean Nalder o ...
to
Mirrabooka Bus Station
Mirrabooka bus station is a Transperth bus station in Mirrabooka, Western Australia, Mirrabooka approximately 12 kilometres north of Perth, Western Australia. It has 12 stands and is served by 14 Transperth routes operated by Path Transit and S ...
(high frequency) – serves Wiluna Street
References
Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
*
Suburbs in the City of Vincent
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