Cottesloe is a
western suburb of
Perth
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, Western Australia, within the
Town of Cottesloe. Cottesloe was named for
Thomas Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe
Thomas Francis Fremantle, 1st Baron Cottesloe, 2nd Baron Fremantle, (11 March 1798 – 3 December 1890), known as Sir Thomas Fremantle, Bt, between 1821 and 1874, was a British Tory politician.
Early life
Cottesloe was the eldest son of Ad ...
, a prominent
Tory
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politician and the brother of
Admiral
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Sir Charles Fremantle, for whom the city of
Fremantle
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was named. The nearby suburb of
Swanbourne
Swanbourne is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, two miles (3.2 km) east of Winslow and three miles (4.8 km) west of Stewkley.
History
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin and may mean "swan stream". It was recorded ...
was named for the Fremantle family seat, Swanbourne House, in
Swanbourne
Swanbourne is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, two miles (3.2 km) east of Winslow and three miles (4.8 km) west of Stewkley.
History
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin and may mean "swan stream". It was recorded ...
, Buckinghamshire.
Cottesloe was home to Australian Prime Minister
John Curtin
John Curtin (8 January 1885 – 5 July 1945) was an Australian politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Australia from 1941 until his death in 1945. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having been most ...
. The
house he built still stands in Jarrad Street. It is now vested jointly in the
National Trust of Australia (WA)
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and
Curtin University
Curtin University (previously Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology) is an Australian public university, public research university based in Bentley, Western Australia, Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. ...
.
Geography
Cottesloe is a beach-side suburb of the city of Perth in Western Australia. It is located roughly halfway between
Perth's central business district and the
port of Fremantle
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. It is famous for its beaches, cafes and relaxed lifestyle.
Cottesloe is bounded by the
Indian Ocean
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to the west; a line extending from Boundary Road,
Mosman Park
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to the ocean to the south; the
Perth-Fremantle Railway,
Stirling Highway
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, Congdon Street and
West Coast Highway to the east; and North Street to the north. Cottesloe is generally residential, with a significant shopping area located between Jarrad and Station streets adjacent to the
Cottesloe railway station
Cottesloe railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Fremantle line, 12.4 kilometres from Perth station serving the suburbs of Cottesloe and Peppermint Grove.
History
Cottesloe station was originall ...
.
Population
In the 2016
census
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, there were 7,375 people in Cottesloe, 68.8% of whom were born in Australia. The most common other countries of birth were England 8.6%, South Africa 1.8%, New Zealand 1.6% and United States of America 1.4%. 86.6% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were no religion 36.4%, Anglican 22.6% and Catholic 19.3%.
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Of the occupied private dwellings in Cottesloe, 66.9% were separate houses, 14.9% were semi-detached, row or terrace houses, townhouses etc., and 18.1% were flat or apartments.
[
Of the employed people in Cottesloe, 7.2% worked in hospitals (except psychiatric hospitals). Other major industries of employment included legal services 3.6% and general practice medical services 3.0%.][
]
Present day
Historically Cottesloe Beach
Cottesloe Beach is a popular beach in Cottesloe, Western Australia, Cottesloe and one of the most iconic locations of Western Australia. The enduring popularity of the beach is the result of combination of factors including proximity to Perth me ...
and its panorama are reflections of the changes in the last 110 years of Perth's history. The photos and paintings of Cottesloe Beach that are either in collections or published, give evidence of the importance of beach-oriented activities in the Perth community. Cottesloe Beach is a popular place for beach cricket
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. An oceanway
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allows pedestrians and cyclists to move along the beaches.
It is one of Perth's most popular beaches and in 2009, ''Lonely Planet
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History
20th century
Lonely Planet was founded by married couple Maureen Wheeler, Maureen and Tony Wheeler. In 19 ...
'' named Cottesloe Beach the world's second-best beach for families.
The Indiana Tea House, which overlooks Cottesloe Beach, is also an icon of the suburb, and in 2021 it was added to the Western Australia Heritage Register.
A new town planning scheme was approved for Cottesloe allowing developers to build to five storeys high along Marine Terrace with the Ocean Beach Hotel site allowed to reach eight storeys. The decision followed a two decade long debate.
A plan to build a skatepark
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in Cottesloe in 2020, had resulted in heated debate between locals and skateboarders
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.
Transport
Cottesloe is served by Swanbourne
Swanbourne is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, two miles (3.2 km) east of Winslow and three miles (4.8 km) west of Stewkley.
History
The village name is Anglo Saxon in origin and may mean "swan stream". It was recorded ...
, Grant Street
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, Cottesloe, Mosman Park
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and Victoria Street railway stations on the Fremantle line
The Fremantle line is a suburban railway and service in Western Australia that connects the central business district (CBD) of Perth with Fremantle.
History
The railway on which the service runs opened on 1 March 1881 as the first suburban rai ...
. Various bus routes along Stirling Highway
Stirling Highway is, for most of its length, a four-lane single carriageway and major arterial road between Perth, Western Australia and the port city of Fremantle in Western Australia on the northern side of the Swan River (Western Australia) ...
and through the suburb's western and eastern sections link Cottesloe to Perth and Fremantle. All services are operated by the Public Transport Authority. Cottesloe is serviced by the 102 operated by Swan Transit
Swan Transit is an Australian bus company operating Buses in Perth, Transperth bus services under contract to the Public Transport Authority (Western Australia), Public Transport Authority. It is a subsidiary of Transit Systems.
History
On 21 ...
.
Bus
* 102 Cottesloe Station to Claremont Station – serves Railway Street, Stirling Highway
Stirling Highway is, for most of its length, a four-lane single carriageway and major arterial road between Perth, Western Australia and the port city of Fremantle in Western Australia on the northern side of the Swan River (Western Australia) ...
, Jarrad Street, Broome Street, Marine Parade, Eric Street, Grant Street and North Street
* 107 Fremantle Station to Claremont Station – serves Stirling Highway
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* 998 Fremantle Station to Fremantle Station (limited stops) – CircleRoute
The CircleRoute is a pair of circular Transperth bus routes 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 Fremantle and Oa ...
clockwise, serves Stirling Highway
Stirling Highway is, for most of its length, a four-lane single carriageway and major arterial road between Perth, Western Australia and the port city of Fremantle in Western Australia on the northern side of the Swan River (Western Australia) ...
* 999 Fremantle Station to Fremantle Station (limited stops) – CircleRoute
The CircleRoute is a pair of circular Transperth bus routes 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 Fremantle and Oa ...
anti-clockwise, serves Stirling Highway
Stirling Highway is, for most of its length, a four-lane single carriageway and major arterial road between Perth, Western Australia and the port city of Fremantle in Western Australia on the northern side of the Swan River (Western Australia) ...
Rail
* Fremantle Line
The Fremantle line is a suburban railway and service in Western Australia that connects the central business district (CBD) of Perth with Fremantle.
History
The railway on which the service runs opened on 1 March 1881 as the first suburban rai ...
** Grant Street Station
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** Cottesloe Station
** Mosman Park Station
** Victoria Street Station
Sport
Sport is a large part of the Cottesloe lifestyle, and the suburb is home to many sport clubs based in the area.
Politics
From 1901 to 1968 and from 1974 to 1980 Cottesloe was part of the Fremantle
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electorate, since 1934 a notional Labor
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* Childbirth, the delivery of a baby
* Labour (human activity), or work
** Manual labour, physical work
** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer
** Organized labour and the labour ...
seat. Its most prominent member was wartime prime minister John Curtin
John Curtin (8 January 1885 – 5 July 1945) was an Australian politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Australia from 1941 until his death in 1945. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having been most ...
, a Cottesloe resident.
Since 1980, it has been part of the federal division of Curtin
The Division of Curtin is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in Western Australia.
History
The division was created in 1949 and is named for John Curtin, who was Prime Minister of Australia ...
. Curtin is regarded as a safe seat for the centre-right Liberal Party
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, which has held the seat continually since its inception, with the exception of a period from 1995 to 1998 when former Liberal member Allan Rocher
Allan Charles Rocher (16 February 193618 March 2016), Australian politician, was a Liberal Party of Australia Senator for Western Australia from 1978 to 1981 and member of the Australian House of Representatives Division of Curtin from 1981 to ...
held the seat as an independent
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* Independentes (English: Independents), a Portuguese artist ...
and since 2022 when the current independent member Kate Chaney
Katherine Ella Chaney (born 21 January 1975) is an Australian independent politician, who was elected to the Australian House of Representatives at the 2022 Australian federal election, succeeding Liberal Party MP Celia Hammond in the division ...
was elected. In the parliament of Western Australia, its Legislative Assembly electoral district is Cottesloe, held by Sandra Brewer
Sandra Brewer is an Australian politician who has been the member for Cottesloe in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly representing the Liberal Party since the 2025 state election. Prior to that, she was the executive director of the We ...
.
Notable residents
John Curtin
John Curtin (8 January 1885 – 5 July 1945) was an Australian politician who served as the 14th prime minister of Australia from 1941 until his death in 1945. He held office as the leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP), having been most ...
, Prime Minister of Australia
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for much of World War II
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, was local federal member of parliament from 1928 to 1931 and 1934 to 1945. He lived in Cottesloe from 1918 until his death in office in 1945. Curtin's house in Jarrad Street is vested in the National Trust of Australia (WA)
The National Trust of Western Australia, officially the National Trust of Australia (W.A.), is a statutory authority that delivers heritage services, including conservation and interpretation, on behalf of the Western Australian government and co ...
and Curtin University
Curtin University (previously Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology) is an Australian public university, public research university based in Bentley, Western Australia, Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. ...
. During 2008 there was a suggestion that the house be relocated to the Curtin University grounds but the decision was made that the house remain in Cottesloe. In May 2009 the federal government announced that it would provide a grant of $580,000 to the National Trust to restore the house.
Kathleen Hope Barnes, a leading Australian nurse, was born here in 1909.
Claude de Bernales
Claude Albo de Bernales (31 May 1876 – 9 December 1963) was a British-born Western Australian mining entrepreneur whose business activities and marketing did much to stimulate investment in Western Australia during the early years of the ...
was a mining entrepreneur who in 1911 bought Attorney-General Richard Pennefather's 1898 Federation Queen Anne
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house, naming it ''Overton Lodge''. In 1936 it was rebuilt as a 30-room Inter-war Spanish Mission style residence, designed by Bernard Evans. It was bought for £30,000 by the Town of Cottesloe in 1950 and renamed the '' Cottesloe War Memorial Town Hall and Civic Centre''.
Former West Coast Eagles
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premiership player Chris Mainwaring
Christopher Douglas Mainwaring (27 December 19651 October 2007) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL) and for the East Fremantle Football Club in the West Australian Foot ...
lived in Cottesloe before his death on 1 October 2007.
See also
* Le Fanu House
* Rottnest Channel Swim
References
External links
Town of Cottesloe website
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Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
Town of Cottesloe