| Alfred Cove Perth, Western Australia |
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| Population: | 2048 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 6154 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 1.2 km² (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 13 km (8 mi) from Perth | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Melville | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Alfred Cove | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Tangney | ||||||||||||
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Coordinates: 32°01′52″S 115°48′54″E / 32.031°S 115.815°E
This article is about the suburb and Swan River feature Alfred Cove. For the Western Australian electoral district, see Electoral district of Alfred Cove.
Alfred Cove is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melville.
History
It is named after the adjacent sheltered cove in the Swan River, which is in turn named after Alfred Waylen, a pioneer settler in the area who was granted Swan Location 74, covering most of present-day Alfred Cove and Myaree.[2]
It contains the Tompkins Park and Wireless Hill Park, and has a population of 2,048.[1]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Alfred Cove (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC51011&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of metropolitan suburb names - A". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+metropolitan+suburb+names. Retrieved 2007-05-15.
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