Edgewater is a suburb of

Perth Perth () is the list of Australian capital cities, capital city of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth . The ...

, Western Australia north of Perth's central business district. Edgewater was approved as a suburb name in 1974, and its

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is the

City of Joondalup The City of Joondalup is a Local government areas of Western Australia, local government area in Perth, Western Australia. Its central business district is located in the suburb Joondalup, and it includes the town centres of Hillarys, Western A ...

. It is named after its location on the western edge of

Lake Joondalup Lake Joondalup is a freshwater lake in Perth, Western Australia. It is in the Perth northern suburbs of Joondalup, Wanneroo, and Edgewater. It is a nature reserve and part of the Yellagonga Regional Park. Description Lake Joondalup is Perth ...

, which is surrounded by

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Transport

Edgewater is serviced by the 466 and 465

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bus routes from

Joondalup Joondalup () is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, approximately north of Perth central business district, Perth's central business district. It contains the central business district of the regional City of Joondalup and acts as the primar ...

, operated by

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Edgewater railway station Edgewater railway station is a railway station on the Transperth network. It is located on the Yanchep line, from Perth station, serving the suburb of Edgewater. History Edgewater station was constructed by Sabemo Australia, a subsidiary o ...

is located in the far southwest of the suburb.

Geography

Edgewater is bounded by

Joondalup Drive Joondalup Drive is a major distributor road in the northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia. The road travels through the City of Joondalup's central business district and extends for a few kilometres east through neighbouring residential ...

to the west,

Ocean Reef Road Ocean Reef Road is an arterial east-west road in Perth, Western Australia. It is located within the northern suburbs of Perth, from Ocean Reef in the west, to Landsdale in the east, with a portion travelling northwards along the coast to Ilu ...

to the south and

to the east.

Facilities

Edgewater is a residential suburb, with shopping facilities including a

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, newsagency,

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and

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facilities by the lake.

Primary and secondary education

Edgewater contains one high school, Mater Dei College (a Catholic school), and one primary school, Edgewater Primary School (public).

References

External links

Edgewater Primary School

Mater Dei College
Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia Suburbs in the City of Joondalup {{PerthAU-geo-stub