Falcon is a southern suburb of

Mandurah Mandurah ( ) is a coastal city in the Australian state of Western Australia, situated approximately south of the state capital, Perth. It is the state's second most populous city, with a population of 90,306. Mandurah's central business dis ...

, located southwest of Mandurah's central area and with frontage to both the Indian Ocean and the

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. Originally known as Miami, the suburb was renamed after Falcon Bay on 13 November 1967. Many of the streets in the adjoining estate were named after yachts; "Falcon" itself was the name of a yacht, the crew of which won a silver medal in the 12 m² Sharpie yacht races at the

1956 Melbourne Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XVI Olympiad and officially branded as Melbourne 1956, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the except ...

. Despite the name change, Miami is still used in a number of places such as the Miami Plaza Shopping Centre and Miami Bakehouse.

Geography

Falcon is one of four Mandurah suburbs that lie on an island bound by the Mandurah Estuary to the north, the

to the east, the Dawesville Channel to the south and the

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to the west. It is also bisected by Old Coast Road, which connects Falcon to nearby

and Bunbury. Falcon contains Cox Bay, Falcon Bay, Novara Beach, Pleasant Grove Reserve.

Public transport

Falcon, like neighbouring suburbs Wannanup and Dawesville, is serviced by Transperth routes 592, 593 and 594. 592 runs six days a week through Falcon via Galatea and Yeedong Roads while 593 and 594 goes straight through the suburb via Old Coast Road, but runs 7 days a week.

Bus

* 592 Mandurah Station to Wannanup – serves Vanessa Road, Eldora Crescent, Leander Street, Galatea Road, Corfu Street, Thera Street, Yeedong Road and Baloo Crescent * 593 Mandurah Station to Dawesville West – serves Old Coast Road * 594 Mandurah Station to Dawesville East – serves Old Coast Road

References

Sources

* {{Towns Peel WA Suburbs of Mandurah