Halls Head is a coastal suburb (locality) of

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, immediately west of Mandurah's central area. It is largely residential and contains several canal estates developed since the 1980s.

Geography

Halls Head is one of four Mandurah suburbs (along with

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and Wannanup) that lie on an island bound by the Mandurah Estuary to the north, the

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to the east, the

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to the south and the

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to the west. Halls Head is the northernmost and most-populated of the four. The main roads include Mary Street, which links Halls Head directly to Mandurah CBD and Pinjarra Road. The other access road is the Old Coast Road, part of the national Highway 1 which links not only to Mandurah but also

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and Bunbury. This road also acts as the eastern boundary, with Erskine on the opposite side of the road. Peelwood Parade and McLarty Road form a general north–south arterial through Halls Head, with other major roads including Leighton Road, Casuarina Drive and Seascapes Boulevard.

History

The locality was named after Henry Edward Hall (1790–1859, father of William Shakespeare Hall) who received a land grant of some to establish a farm there in the 1830s. Hall's Cottage, a single-storey stone house built by the Hall family in 1833, is the only extant early settler's cottage in the district. Through the 20th century the area was mostly a beach and fishing resort, with some permanent residents and many vacation homes. By 1952, the area near present-day Mary Street, Lake Street and View Street had been developed. Another area that had been developed was along the estuary on Fairbridge Road and Paul Street. The area directly north of the Mandurah Bridge was designated as a camping and recreation zone. In 1960, the Mandurah Country Club obtained land from the Sutton brothers and opened the first nine holes of the golf course in August 1961. Halls Head was officially gazetted as a suburb in 1970. In 1977, Esplanade Mandurah, a subsidiary of the

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, acquired approximately 1,000 hectares of land at Halls Head for subdivision, development and eventual sale. The development would include the construction of fully developed villa units and a waterways complex. The development involved the Government Employees Superannuation Board and was one of the notorious

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deals which later gave rise to a royal commission.

Public transport

Halls Head is serviced by public transport provided by

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. Route 591 serves areas in north-western and central Halls Head. 592 operates through Port Mandurah and the western parts of Seascapes (via McLarty Road and Peelwood Parade) while 594 passes to the east of the suburb via Old Coast Road. 591 and 594 operates seven days a week while 592 operates six days a week.

Bus

* 591

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– serves Mary Street, Janis Street, Wilkins Street, McLarty Road, Kingfisher Drive, Jacana Way, Oaklands Avenue, Peelwood Parade and Casuarina Drive * 592

to Wannanup – serves Old Coast Road, McLarty Road, Hungerford Avenue, Glencoe Parade and Peelwood Parade * 593

to Dawesville West – serves

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and Old Coast Road * 594

to Dawesville East – serves

and Old Coast Road

References

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