Scarborough, Western Australia
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Scarborough is the "least affluent" of the prestigious "western suburbs" and is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia [citation needed]. Its local government area is the City of Stirling. Its post code is 6019.
It is approximately 14 km by road northwest of central Perth. Scarborough is a melting pot with Homeswest homes next to opulent homes. The most prestigious areas are Hastings Street, Lewin Way, Peasholm Street and newly created Bella Vista. Nearby suburbs include Doubleview to the east, Trigg to the north, and City Beach and Wembley Downs to the south.
It has a population of about 12,000 people (2001 census), of whom about 25% were born overseas. Of those, most were born in the United Kingdom; only a small percentage were born in non-English speaking countries.
A coastal suburb named after the English beach resort Scarborough, it currently has the only high-rise five-star resort on the Western Australian coastline, the Rendezvous Hotel Observation City, built in 1986 for Alan Bond.
Scarborough is often spelt 'Scarboro' by local residents, one particular example being the Scarboro Surf Life Saving Club (SSLSC). Scarborough Beach is one of Perth's most popular beaches, creating good waves for beginning to medium surfers.
The council recently proposed an amendment to its town planning scheme, Amendment 457 (since passed: [1] [2]), which would allow high-rise development on Scarborough Beach. The state government has approved a height limit of eight storeys (March 2006).
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Balcatta | Balga | Carine | Churchlands | Coolbinia | Dianella | Doubleview | Glendalough | Gwelup | Hamersley | Herdsman | Inglewood | Innaloo | Joondanna | Karrinyup | Menora | Mirrabooka | Mount Lawley | Nollamara | North Beach | Osborne Park | Scarborough | Stirling | Trigg | Tuart Hill | Watermans Bay | Wembley Downs | Westminster | Woodlands | Yokine |
