Henderson, Western Australia

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Henderson is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia, located within the City of Cockburn. Its postcode is 6166.

[edit] Australian Marine Complex

The Australian Marine Complex is located on Cockburn Sound, in Henderson as is considered one of the largest ship building precincts in Australia. It contains dry dock facilities and Australia's largest ship-lift. Some of the companies located in the complex include Austal Ships and Tenix Defence Systems. In 2002 the Government proposed to use Garden Island and the facilities at Henderson for the 'sea-swap' program with the United States Navy 7th Fleet.