Mullaloo is a northern coastal 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, within 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 ...
.
History
Mullaloo is named after an Aboriginal word, believed to mean "place of the rat kangaroo". It was first recorded in 1919 as Moolalloo Point, but the spelling was later changed to Mullaloo. Urban development began in the late 1950s.
Today
The Mullaloo Surf Life Saving club primary area of patrol is within 400 metres of the Mullaloo Surf Life Saving Club rooms and is patrolled every weekend and public holiday commencing October through to April.
The club has row teams, swim teams, board teams and sprint teams.
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Mullaloo has two schools, Mullaloo Beach Primary School and Mullaloo Heights Primary School.
Enrolment currently stands at 272 at Mullaloo Heights.
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Transport
Bus
* 460 Whitfords Station to Joondalup Station – serves Northshore Drive, Oceanside Promenade and Ocean Reef Road
* 461 Whitfords Station to Joondalup Station – serves Dampier Avenue and Ocean Reef Road
* 462 Whitfords Station to Joondalup Station – serves Mullaloo Drive and Marmion Avenue
Marmion Avenue is a arterial road in the northern coastal suburbs of Perth, Western Australia, linking Trigg, Western Australia, Trigg in the south with Yanchep in the north. It forms part of List of road routes in Perth, Western Australia#71, ...
Notable people
*Shalom Brune-Franklin
Shalom Brune-Franklin is a British and Australian actress. She is known for playing Private Maisie Richards in the BBC series '' Our Girl'', Umm Khulthum in ''The State'', Ella in '' Love Me'' and Aoife in the Australian series ''Doctor Doctor' ...
, actress ('' Doctor Doctor'', '' The Tourist''), grew up in Mullaloo.
References
External links
City of Joondalup - Mullaloo Beach
Suburbs of Perth, Western Australia
Suburbs in the City of Joondalup
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